To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 4, 5, and 6

I am liking the way that this book is going so far. I am very curious as to who was putting the gum and the money in the tree. Could it be one of the Radley's? I also thought was interesting how these chapters showed how people viewed women in this time period. For example, Scout said "Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls always imagines things, that's why other people hated them so, and if I started behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play with." (41). I thought this was interesting that she mentioned this because it showed how Jem and Dill were excluding her just because of her gender. Miss Maudie also mentioned that the foot-washers thought that women were a sin by definition. I just thought that it was interesting that they mentioned women a lot in these chapters. As for the Radley's, I am still very curious as to what is going to happen next with them. My heart was pounding when the kids entered the yard  and looked in the window of their house, and I am excited to find out more about the mystery of the Radley house. I do believe that Boo is still alive, but i'll just have to wait and see what happens next.