Post #8

Chapters 25-27
Perspective: Bob Ewell

Atticus Finch. His name alone boils my blood. He took everything from me. I didn't have much before, but now even my good name is ruined. He took the first job I've had in years, he wouldn't even give an honest man an honest days work. Allegedly I'm the abusive father, that's the town's assessment. But they shouldn't be talkin' with their painted holes. They don't know how small those welfare checks are, and how much works they makes us good sumaritans do fors such a small buck. We Ewells been persecuted since the wife kicked the bucket. I consented to do their work, but there's no use of it.

At least now Robinson is dead. A heap of inconveniences he was.Wouldn't even take the blame for a white mans crime, those people getting to high and mighty. What right do they think they have? Well, one down, two to go.

What do you think of Bob Ewell as a person?

Blog #7 To Kill a Mockingbird

The Jury's decision was received in many different ways. Jem was devastated, he had not realized how a case with no evidence could be validated by a jury. Though towards the end he began to be filled with apprehension. Aunt Alexandra new that it would turn out that way. Dill new before the case had adjourned that what was going on wasn't right.

Ms. Maudie expected Tom Robinson to be charged with , it was inevitable. She's been around Maycomb for a long time, and she new what Maycomb's people would do. But she was surprised, and quite pleased that it took them that long to deliberate, which was improbable, as she sat waiting for Atticus, Dill, Jem, and Scout to come home from the courthouse.

Finally, and maybe most or least importantly, depending on how you see it. Bob Ewell was happy. He was of course glad that he won, that Tom Robinson went was charged guilty, that was the result he was pursuing. But he was also angry, because the last shred of respect he held in Maycomb was now gone. Because no matter what the ruling was, they all knew what kind of person Bob Ewell was, and what really happened that night. Hypocrites.

Post #6

One of the major themes of To Kill a Mockingbird is the face that Atticus is and has been for a long time a single parent. People have commented a lot about how it would have been so much better if Scout and Jem's mother hadn't died. Or how much better their life would have been if Atticus had remarried.

I myself think their life would have been pretty much the same. I don't think they would have changed as people. They probably wouldn't have been as wild as children, and they wouldn't have met Calpurnia. So you might say Scout wouldn't have known how to read. But you have no idea what their mother would have done had she survived. I'm not going to say that their mother dying was a good thing, because death can hardly every be called a blessing.

But, the lives of Scout and Jem could not have turned out much better than they did. They have indepentdent thought processes, strong values, self control. Atticus has done a pretty bang up job with it. The only thing is that maybe they would have had more fun, maybe Mrs. Dubose wouldn't have hounded them all the time if their mother had been around. Scout would have turned out more lady like, and the kids would probably call Atticus "Dad." So that's not exactly something that would make it nessesarily better or worse. But different, definatly.

Journal #5

Chapters 13-15
Perspective:Atticus

Scout, that is still so young. She doesn't understand what's going on these days. She doesn't belong in this madness. Her innocence was infallible. Where as Jem has this new found maturity emerging. I'm proud of him, for standing there with his dad. But at the same time I was terrified.

I'm not quite sure what I had planned to do, but all I know is that once my children arrived I couldn't think of anything. Nothing but what would happen to my children. They weren't supposed to be there. It's my responsibility to protect Tom Robinson, none of theirs. When Scout called out to me, I just wanted them to go home.

Those drunkards on Sunday, have acquired a rotten disposition towards Tom Robinson. And for what? He's . Gladly Mr. Cunningham remembers past transactions, and his underlying goodness towards Scout compensates for whatever he might have done. Only a little longer, then maybe I will be able to extract the truth from this overgrown web of lies.

Journal #4

Chapter 9-12
Perspective: Mrs. Dubose

Those Finch's they went wild when their mama died. The poor thing. None else like their mama. Still, their daddy should have remarried after she passed. Those kids 'r wild ones. But who blames them when their daddy protects niggers and their kinds. It contradicts everything I've ever learned. Their lack of respect is hardly inconspicuous, they call their own father by his first name!

That Jeremy destroyed my camellias, that cantankerous boy! My babies, my poor camellias. All my bushes of snow-on-the-mountain. He's gonna pay he is. He'll read to me for it. For that last month of mine. Then it won't matter anymore.

Jeremy's reading are almost inaudible, in comparison to my hunger. I will defeat this disease. There is great evil in being a slave to drugs, there is no greater peril. But I will be rid of it, before the end. Just a little longer everyday. My camellias will grow back, they will be there, when I am gone. At least I know that.

The drug is gone I am-

Journal #3

Chapters 8-9
Perspective: Uncle Jack

It was nice to spend Christmastime with Atticus and the kids. That Scout is such a tomboy, though I cannot say I am perplexed by the fact. Atticus has let them kids run wild all these years. The cursing is what surprised me. It seems learning these words is adjacent to being in school.

I guess Scout and Jem have been brought up better than that boy Francis though. I don't know how Alexandra brought up such a fanatical negro-hater. I'm glad Scout entrusted the truth to me, but I'm debating telling Atticus that his nephew thinks such things about him. Maybe give Fransis a little pat on the bottom as well.

All this business with Tom Robinson, it's rotten. There's no reason why an innocent man should go to jail. The kids'll go to hell as well, with all this Negro-Lover business. I just hope Atticus can handle what's to come.

Journal #2

Chapters 4-7
Perspective: Scout

Boo Radley's not that interesting. Not enough, I liked playing Boo Radley, and being Mrs. Radley, and all. But it's no fun when Dill and Jem run off to do the real stuff. They wouldn't even have told me if I hadn't made em. Plus Mr. Nathan coming out with his shotgun almost killing Jem, that was the scariest moment of my life. Then when he went back out to get his pants, him going by himself was not a unanimous decision. That was the second scariest moment of my life. It's a miracle we managed to evade death.
I liked it when school came back, another year of not learning, another year closer to learning something. Besides this year I can walk home with Jem. And this year we have a new friend. Mister that leaves us stuff in our tree. Well now it's our tree. Who else could it be for?
Finally when I see the sense to not take the stuff in the knot hole. Jem starts taking it, a chameleon like his is. But no one else took anything, or put anything back, so I guess it's okay. I like being in second grade, so I can walk home with Jem. Escaping from the tyranny that was Mrs. Caroline. But it makes me sad to know I won't learn anything until sixth grade. It's so boring I feel I'm being tormented. What can I do? Nothing I guess. I wonder if there's a different knot hole, Mister will put stuff in. I hope so. Just because Mr. Nathan filled our tree with cement doesn't mean he won't write back.

Journal #1

Chapters 1-3

Perspective of Jem

That house on the corner and Boo Radley. The scariest man I've never met. I don't know what made me do a crazy thing like that. But Dill Harris is one of the most convincing people I know. Besides, I couldn't turn down a dare, it would forever irk my conscience. Even if it was the most terrifying and intimidating experience of my life. The level of difficulty even had to be changed, first I had to make Boo Radley come out, but then we came to a comprimise of me touchen the house.

Every other time in my life I'd spent sprinting past the Radley house, and this time I was sprinting towards it. Good thing I was sprinting too, who knows what might have happened if Boo had come out, that scary eccentric man. Scout coulda gotten hurt. Boo woulda stabbed her in the leg right as easy as he stabbed his own father. Can't stand to think about it. Was darn creepy enough to see that curtain twitch. I think I saw a sliver of Boo's pale, slimy face. But I'm not sure.

Boo creeps the living begeebees out of me. But that's over and done with. I do believe I've settled my score with Dill. Now he's got to pronounce me as brave enough to touch Boo Radley's house. He ain't gonna talk no more bout me bein a coward. Neither can Scout, matter o' fact. I guess we'll just have to see bout tommorow. 'M getting a pretty penny to take her to school.