Scout is costumed as a ham in this scene, and the costume is made simply from papier-mache and rustic chicken wire. The hole through which she is forced to peer is small enough to limit her field of vision, and makes everything around her seem far more drastic than it may actually be.
Her senses of hearing and touch are heightened by the costume's limitations, and Jem is engaged as her guide down the path toward home.
Eventually, Scout is attacked by Mr. Ewell, who is angry with her father for defending Tom Robinson, among other things. Evidence from the costume later indicates that Mr. Ewell attempted to stab or slice at Scout a number of different times. In the end, it may be that her "ham" costume was what saved her during the attack in the first place.
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