The night of the snowfall, there is a fire that burns down Miss Maudie's house. All the neighbours help take out her furniture just as soon as the fire truck arrives. Symbolizing, the closeness of the town, the fire that burned down Miss Maudie's house foreshadows how all the dirty secrets of the town will come up. In Maycomb, everything behind closed doors is considered to be private. Just like how before the fire, all of Miss Maudie's belongings were private, but they were all public as soon as the neighbours took it out of her house. All the dirtiness of the town and the people themselves will start to be visible to Jem and Scout.