Mockingbird questions #3

I think Atticus has some good qualities and some bad qualities as a father. One thing that he does not do is be as affectionate as some parents and he doesn't show his love as publicly as some parents. Also i would say that he is a modest father and although the rest of the family think of themselves as better the others he does not, he thinks everyone is equal. You can tell he does when he says, "Alexandra, Calpurnia's not leaving this house until she wants to. You may think otherwise, but I couldn't have got along without her all these years..." durring a conversation with his sister that thinks calpurnia, the black cook, should be fired. One example of Atticus's parenting ways is when Jem goes crazy on Mrs. Dubose's flowers he makes him go over and read to her. Also when Jem and Scout come home and tell him that she has been calling him a nigger-lover he is not bothered by it and tells them not to be either. This shows he knows how to handle things and it shows he is wise and a good, honest man. In this section he is trying the make his kids be more forgiving and teach them that they have to pay for their consiquenses.

Atticus is like my parents in some ways but not too many. One way in which he is like my parents is that he is older than most parents, and my parents don't have to much that i can show off or anything very physical. One thing that is the same for most parents is that my parents don't think they are better than anyone and they are not racist and Attucis isn't either.

Mockingbird questions #2

I think there are a few mysterious events lately in the book that could be traced back to Boo Radley. These mysteries are not bad things he is doing but instead they are nice things, like when there was gum in the knot whole in the tree i think he was behind that. Until his brother filled the whole with cement so Boo would not have any fun. Also i think Boo was behind sewing Jem's pants together because it said it was not a very good job and it was like they were waiting for him. These events show that Boo is not a bad guy and i think on the inside he is pretty nice and thoughtful.
It helps the Jem and Scout's thoughts about Boo because it makes them think more of what he wants to do and less what they want him to do. Also it showed them that he was made to think that that all you should do is read the bible and have no other pleasures "they thought i spent to much time in God's outdoors and not enough time inside the house reading the Bible". When they acted it out in the front yard they stopped because Atticus said it was rude to do that and not to do it agian.

Mockingbird questions #1

My first impression of Boo Radley was he was a really weird guy that you would not want to mess with. This was because of all the rumors the kids say even though i don't think its true. I don't think the rumors are true that Boo Radley eats squirrels and walk up to Jem's house and look inside his window at night. The kids are in first grade and this all does not sound like something that would be true knowing that jem heard some of it from the neighborhood gossiper. I think people of Maycomb would make up these things because some of it might be true but when someone tells someone else something in a small community it can become much different from what it really was.
I think in the situation of Boo Radley i would react most like Jem. I think I would be like him because I am usually the one to take all the dares and tell all the stories. Also i would be the one that passes on rediculous rumors and stories while doing so make them more unrealistic. I think Jem did all of this because on page 11 jem recalled one time one time when Boo radley was heard from again. Once when Boo was sitting in the living room cutting up a newspaper for his scrap book, "as Mr.Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, and resumed his activities.". This is one example of him stretching the story i little bit i think.

Best thing so far in English

The best thing so far in English is when we got to write the story about ourselves. I always enjoy sharing about my family and me. I also like i writing stories and reports, which are my favorite things to do in English.