Chapter 29 Summary

Heck Tate tells Scout that her costume was slashed with a knife. She tells her story and turns to look at the man who brought her brother home. Suddenly, she realizes the man who saved them is Arthur "Boo" Radley.

Chapter 29 Analysis

Boo arrives during the struggle and Scout assumes its "some countryman." The fact that Scout doesn't recognize him illustrates how the townspeople don't "see" Arthur for the person that he is.