A true gift is, in one sense, an unexpected blessing bestowed by a person—or even, perhaps, by fate. Some of them may be objects, while some may be things that cannot be seen but are no less important. In Chapter 4, the children find a mysterious shiny package in the knothole of a live oak tree. What gifts are given in To Kill a Mockingbird? Why might they be important to the unfolding of the story?