Chapters 21, 22, 23, and 24

The lynching attempt in chapter 22 shows that people sometimes are all show.  Sherburn points this out.  People want to show that they are able to do something, but they really can not.  Chapter 24 is an Adam and Eve like chapter.  The show seems forbidden and that is why the men want to see the show.  The show is the equivalent of the forbidden fruit.