Question

apparently Atticus has known all along about the night Jem lost his pants on the radleys fence but he never felt the need to say anything about it what physical evidence led Atticus to make his realization

Answer 1

In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus Finch realizes that Jem has been lying about the night he lost his pants after he finds the pants themselves. When Jem and Scout go to retrieve them, they find that Jem’s pants have been neatly sewn up and folded, which indicates that someone had been watching over them and knew they would come back for them. This evidence, combined with the mysterious activity around the Radley house, leads Atticus to the conclusion that Boo Radley has been quietly observing and caring for the children, even if they didn't fully understand it at the time. Atticus respects the children's innocence and chooses not to confront them about it, allowing them to come to their own understanding.