Jem really has no fear of the gifts he finds in the knothole from Boo Radley. At first, he warns Scout about the chewing gum that she retrieves--the very first gift; he suggests that it may be poisoned, but Scout realizes later (since she is still alive) that there is no worry for that. Jem also worries that he may be taking someone else's belongings--that the gifts may be left for someone else, or that the knothole may be someone's secret hiding place. But he soon becomes enthralled with the gifts and their value for someone so young (and in such a time as the Great Depression). The real clincher is when he finds the carved soap figurines: They are likenesses of Jem and Scout, and then he knows for sure that the gifts are meant for him and his sister.
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