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\the worlds endin, atticus! please do something--!\i dragged him to the window and pointed.
o its not,\ he said. \its snowing.\jem asked atticus would it keep up. jem had never seen snow either, but he knew what it was. atticus said he didnt know any more about snow than jem did. \i think, though, if its watery like that, itll turn to rain.\ . . . when atticus finally called us to order and bade us look at our plates instead of out the windows, jem asked, \how do you make a snowman?\\i havent the slightest idea,\ said atticus. \i dont want you all to be disappointed, but i doubt if therell be enough snow for a snowball, even.\calpurnia came in and said she thought it was sticking. when we ran to the back yard, it was covered with a feeble layer of soggy snow.\we shouldnt walk about in it,\ said jem. \look, every step you takes wasting it.\i looked back at my mushy footprints. jem said if we waited until it snowed some more we could scrape it all up for a snowman. i stuck out my tongue and caught a fat flake. it burned.\jem, its hot!\
o it aint, its so cold it burns. now dont eat it, scout, youre wasting it. let it come down.\but i want to walk in it.\\i know what, we can go walk over at miss maudies.\jem hopped across the front yard. i followed in his tracks. when we were on the sidewalk in front of miss maudies, mr. avery accosted us. he had a pink face and a big stomach below his belt.\see what youve done?\ he said. \hasnt snowed in maycomb since appomattox. its bad children like you makes the seasons change.\i . . . reflected that if this was our reward, there was something to say for sin.from harper lee, to kill a mockingbird. copyright 1960 by harper leelook at the text in bold. what is the most likely reason why the author included this line?to show that scout is starting to feel guilty for her actions, even though she likes the snowto reveal how outraged scout is over mr. averys accusationsto emphasize how scout thinks the snow is a desirable consequence if it was, in fact, caused by her behaviorto suggest that scout now believes mr. averys theory because the snow

Explanation:

The bold line shows Scout reacting to Mr. Avery blaming children for the rare snow. She frames the snow (something she is excited about) as a "reward" for sin, which means she sees the pleasant snow as a positive outcome even if it were caused by her "bad" behavior. This matches the idea that she views the snow as a desirable consequence tied to her actions. The other options are incorrect: she doesn't feel guilty, isn't outraged, and doesn't believe Mr. Avery's theory—she just finds the snow a good "reward" for the supposed sin.

Answer:

to emphasize how Scout thinks the snow is a desirable consequence if it was, in fact, caused by her behavior