Dunnehoff: Connector chptr 12-16

The courthouse reminds me of our courthouse here in town. While i was reading about the start of the trial, i pictured their courthouse just like ours. In the middle of the town and old looking with the tower. I dont think we've ever had a big case here though. I guess I can kind of relate to Scout and Jem with their dad being the lawyer for Tom Robinson, not that my dads ever been the lawyer to a man being convicted of rape, but he is a probation officer and he has had a few people I know and it definately affected me and that persons relationship and how they acted around me. Scout reminds me of my little sister. Scouts always trying to keep up with Jem and Dill, and as kids Gracie was always running around trying to keep up with me and my friends. Also when we were little we would act out plays, like Jem, Scout and Dill did. Gracie, being the youngest always got stuck witht he worst part or the least important, like Scout. This book really isn't like any other books i've read, other than the ones i've read in clas about racism and stuff. In my free time i don't really enjoy reading but when i do its fantasy stuff.
In this section it really showed how unfair people can be. In the trial, Tom Robinson is clearly not guilty, but due to his color he is being accused. This is still happening. People are accusing people for things due to their color, gender, religion, and everything else you could possibly judge someone on.

Dunnehoff : Illuminator chptr 6-11

I think one important symbol in this section was the grey twine in the knothole. Jem and Scout found it only a few days after they had ventured into the Radley's backyard and Jem, in a hurry to get out, lost his pants. He went back a couple days later and they were hemmed and on the fence folded and waiting for him. Now, the reason i think that the twine is an important symbol is because i believe the twine is the same twine used to hem Jem's pants. So the person who hemmed the pants and hung them upon the fence is also the person who has been leaving the presents in the tree for the kids. The way the author describes the Radley's back yard and the corner the house is on, I can really picture the whole neighborhood. Also the post Dill stands by to look at the Radley place. I picture it alot like my neighborhood, and the Radley place is the Keith Mantion. But when i picture it, the roads are more curvy and old timey, and alot less blockish. One of the comflicts in this book is Mrs.Dubose is always yelling at Jem and Scout when they pass by her house, but one day she takes it to far and says that Atticus is no better than the niggers he works for. That causes Jem to lose his temper and he takes a baton to her camellia bushes. For that he must read to her for a month. The problem is solved that way, also Mrs.Dubose dies shortly after Jems time reading to her is up. I feel like the tone of this section is mostly mysterious and people being mad. The author portrays the emotion by describing the actions of the characters, for example, scout clenching her fists. The stuff in the tree Scout and Jem find always leaves to question who put it here and why are they putting it there. So the knothole is a mystery. And last i think if Atticus was in our lit. circle he would be very quite for the most part and than when he did talk it would be in a very wise and serious way.
I didnt participate in my lit. circle.. Im sure we would have talked about the things the kids keep finding in the knothole and discussed what we thought they ment. I think the reader is showing through this section that just because people say bad things about a person doesnt mean they are a bad person, or that any of that stuff is true.
And last, from these chapters, i learned that no matter how old you get or where you go people will alwyas be judging you and talking about you, even if they dont know you. In this book the towns people have created stories about Boo Radley, and none of them have even seen him in years. People have a hard time looking pasts the outside of others and the mistakes they once made.

Dunnehoff : Director chptr 1-5

While reading to kill a mocking bird, I thought about my childhood, and how there was a house down the street all the older kids told me a witch lived in, and if you didn't run as fast as you could past her house, she would steal your socks. That, for some childish reason scared me to death, and till this day I still walk a little faster when I pass that house. As I was reading there was one passages that really stuck out to me. It was the dinner conversation between Aticus, Jem, Walter, and Scout. Walter asked for syrup and poured it all over his meal, after watching that Scout asked what he was doing, Walter, embarassed stopped and bowed his head. Cal asked for Scout to go into the kitchen with her, and gave her a little speech, and the first thing Scout said in defense was "he ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham." That to me, is just showing how strong stereotypes are, even back than. I like how the author included that because Cal's response to Scout saying that is how I think everyone should look at that type of situation. If I could ask the author one thing about these chapters, it would probally be why did you have Miss Caroline be so mean? I remember first grade foundly, I loved my teacher, I just find it odd she portrayed a first grade teacher as mean. My literature circle was unsuccessful this week, but had we had a literature circle, we would have discussed our childhoods and compared ours to Scouts. Scout, Jem, and Dill are all afraid of Boo Radley from old stories, and others ideas about him. This relates to the real world in many ways, but most importantly, the rumors and assumptions. People everywhere, everyday are judging you. Wether they know you or not, they are judging you. We live in a small town, and word gets around. Girls are the worst about this, hearing stories and judging, and even taking one look at someone and deciding they dont like them. I believe that Jem, Scout, and Dill, will help change the people in the towns mindset about taking what other people say and making it what they think.