None of the Radleys, except Arthur of course, show any indication of wanting to be social. Nathan merely continues this trend. The history of the Radleys, played out by the kids on Atticus's front porch, is testimony to the family's isolation from the rest of the town.
The great travesty, however, is not his own reluctance to socialize with his fellow townspeople, but his destroying his brother's small attempt at connecting to the outside world. By cementing up the knot-hole, Nathan shows his awareness of Arthur's leaving gifts for the Finch kids. Sadly, he also shows that he disapproves of even this small attempt by his brother to reach out to others.
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