I found this quote at the beginning of chapter 21 on page 276. I thought this quote was important because it talked about how the kids had been in the court room watching the Tom Robinson case the entire time. Not only that, they were also sitting in the colored section of the seating. I thought this was important because it showed how bad the children wanted to watch the case, and it also showed that Atticus had a few different personalities. I think this because when he talked to the kids once he found out where they were, he didn’t become extemely mad like I thought he would. All of this surprised me when I started reading, and that why I chose the quote I did.
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26
May
” “They’re right up yonder in the colored balcony-been there since precisely one-eighteen p.m.” “
When reading, the thing that stood out to me greatly was in chapter 21. I thought how Mr. Raymond talked to the kids and told them the truth about himself and what was really in the sack was really cool. I think that he one of the only adults in Maycomb that is willing to talk to the children like they are adults. Not only that, I think that it was a surprise that he not a drunk like everybody thinks he is. Even though I dont understand why he wouldnt tell everybody the truth about himself and what he does, its still really cool that he told the kids. To me, he kind of gave the kids a lecture about life and taught them quite about life and the Tom Robinson case which is really nice coming from an adult. It was just a surprise to learn about Mr. Raymond.
When I was reading, one thing that stood out to me was what Mr. Ewell tried to do to to Mr. Robinson. When I found out what really happened to between Tom Robinson and Bob Ewells daughter and what Mr. Ewell was SAYING happened to his daughter really suprised me. I know that there was a lot of racism way back when but it still really suprised me. I could see if he said that he broke in or something but rape, to me thats going a little to far. I think that there has to be something else the the Ewells can do to punish Tom Robinson. I just believe that Trying to kill someone for something they didnt do, even if you are racist, is just crazy!
When all of this happened, it showed me how bad racism was back in the early 1900’s. If someone is really willing to do this to someone else just because of their race, than there had to be major differences. This also shows me how happy I am that the world isn’t still like this. If it was, than I believe that our world would be extremely corrupt.
This is just part of a quote from the first sentence of chapter 15. The whole quote talks about what they had to do in order for Dill to stay in Maycomb after he ran away. This quote was an important part of the book because other than the “Maycomb Mob”, Dill running away to Maycomb and still getting to stay was the only other main part from the reading. I think that if Dill hadnt ran away, the rest of the book would be completely different because of the changes that Dill has made and probably will make. I also think that it might be good that Dill gets to stay because he might end up helping Jem and Scout with something…
When reading chapters 13-16 the biggest shock to me was when Mr. Cunningham and the other men all tried to fight Atticus so that they could kill Tom Robinson. This shocked me because I know that racism is part of the book but I wasnt expecting them to try and kill Tom Robinson. I thought that they would just convict him of the crime and he would be sentenced to life. But, when I found out they wanted to kill him, I was really caught off guard.
Another thing that suprised me was when Scout Jumped in the middle of the men and started to talk to them so that they would leave and not hurt Atticus or Tom Robinson. For the most part, the section of reading suprised me quite a bit.
Jem said this right after Atticus shot the crazy dog in one shot. It is found in chapter 10, page 98. This is an important quote because its part of a very important part of the book but it also shows us something about Atticus that wasn’t expected, but it also shows Scout and Jem that their dad isn’t as old as they think he is. It’s important to show Scout and Jem that Atticus isn’t as old as they think because it make them look at him in a different perspective. I believe that if he had never shot the dog, Scout and Jem would still think that he is old and not want to be around their own dad. To me, this quote is what starts to form the structure for what is going to happen in the rest of the book.
11
May
It Was A Perfect Shot!
In the chapter 10-12 reading, there where many things that stood out a lot and were very interesting. The biggest suprise to me though was when Atticus took down the dog in one shot. This suprised me because like Scout, I saw Atticus a much older acting man compared to the others, and I never really thought he would do something like what he did. It suprised me greatly when Ms. Maudie tells Scout about how Atticus was such a great shooter when he was younger. I thought that Atticus would have been the one always doing his work for school and not worrying about anything other than that. The other things that were suprising was when Jem hit Mrs. Dubose’s flowers and when Calpurnia decided to take two white kids to an all “colored” church.
This quote is found on page 53 when Jem yelled at Scout to run. This quote is important because is shows how scared Jem was for his and everybody’s life. He said this right after someone shot the shotgun and Jem was stuck in the fence. To me, this quote shows how much he cares about Scout and Dill, Even though Scout was mad at him for leaving her out of anything. I think he was only doing it because He cares for her and doesnt want her to get hurt, and thats why he was leaving her out of all the risky things him and Dill did.
One thing that I noticed when I was reading that stood out a significantly was in chapter 6, when Jem found his pants stitched and neatly folded on the fence when he went back for them. This was odd to me because Earlier before one of the parents was talking about how Mr. Radley was waiting on his porch ready to for someone to try and come back. But, somehow his pants still were folded. this confused me because I still cant decide who folded them; Boo or Mr. Radley. I cant figure out how Boo could have done it with Mr. Radley sitting on the porch the entire time, but I don’t understand why Mr. Radley would have taking the time to do it for no reason. Other than this, I didn’t really think that out of the ordinary.
08
May
My First Post :) (1-4)
For the First Few Chapters of To Kill A Mockingbird, there were a few things that i noticed that seemed some what odd to me. But, the main thing a noticed was the way everybody talked about Boo, and what they said he had done, and just the way they were acting towards him. I found this quite odd because from what everybody said about him, no one really saw him. I just thought that everybody was judging someone that they really knew nothing about. Also, to me this showed that people in maybury can be judgemental about things when they really shouldnt be. When I thought about this, I this sort of helped me to notice how small of a town it is. I started to get the idea because everybody knew everybody; and everyboyd felt the same way about Boo, even though they hadnt seen him yet.
This is the main ‘weird’ thing i noticed about the town. Some of the other things I noticed was how mad the teacher got because Scout could already read and write. I figured the teacher would be happy that she was already that far ahead of the class. Those are just what I noticed as being Weird in the first few chapters of the book.
