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.