There were several times in the novel when Boo Radley showed kindness and acts of friendship toward Scout and Jem. At first, they viewed their mysterious neighbor with suspicion. They had heard rumors about Boo being a violent person. They started discovering gifts in the knothole of an old tree. They found gum, carved soap figurines, a spelling medal, and other things. Scout and Jem later came to realize that the gifts being left there were from Boo to them.
One night, Miss Maudie's house caught on fire. Jem and Scout went outside into the cold evening to see what was going on. Later, Scout realized that she had been covered in a blanket that did not belong to her. Jem is the one to eventually realize that Boo had covered Scout with the blanket.
Near the end of the book, Mr. Ewell attacked Jem and Scout with a knife while they were walking home one night. Boo came to their rescue. Jem was injured in the scuffle. Scout watched Boo "walking with the staccato steps of someone carrying a load too heavy for him... He was carrying Jem." When she got home and realized that it was Boo who had saved them, Scout extended her hand to him in friendship. She realized that Boo was their friend.
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