Chapter 16 Page 213 "I am not. 't's morbid, watching a poor devil on trial for his life. Look at all those folks, it's like a Roman carnival." Miss Maudie said this to the children when they asked if she was going to the trial later. I agree with her statement "it's like a Roman carnival" how everybody is gathering to see Tom Robinson's trial because most of them believe that he will be put to death. What kind of confused me, was when she said "a poor devil". I didn't really understand if Miss Maudie thought he deserved to be punished for what he was accused of or if she thought Tom should not have such a big trial for everyone to watch. While reading this I wasn't surprised that Miss Maudie called out Miss Stephanie when she was lying about going to the trial. This and her explaining what she said to Miss Stephanie to the children fits the character.
Ch. 14 p. 161(I’m using a different book, sorry!) “They wasn’t interested in me.” This was the Reason why Dill ran away from Meridian and his new parents. Usually when you run away, you lose your childhood innocence, a major theme, because you are forced to grow up on your own. If Dill keeps running away from his parents, then he will lose his childhood innocence too. Running away connects to the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger because Holden runs away from his problems and is forced to grow up. Although, Dill is a little younger and only had to spend a couple days on his own, both were forced to grow up and face the real world. Also, coincidently both runaways felt that their parents didn’t really care for them.
Ch. 15 p.175 ‘Atticus said nothing. I looked around and up at Mr. Cunningham, whose face was equally impassive.’ I am unsure how Mr. Cunningham felt when Scout talks about his entailment and his son. What I was mainly confused about was, did this hurt or benefit Atticus because it could have made given his haters an even bigger reason to dislike him or possibly gave the men a reason to leave Atticus alone. In sum, I feel that Scout talking to Mr. Cunningham helped Atticus get rid of those men but it will harm him in the long run because it shows he lets his kids run around and he tells them ‘bad things’ about other families. This can relate to the short story “After Twenty Year” by O. Henry because when Silky Bob goes out west and makes a lot of money being a gangster he becomes a wanted man. He soon gets arrested by his close friend Jimmy. Becoming a gangster made him quick money but in the long run he was arrested and sent to jail. This shows how making bad decisions affects you in the long run.
I agree that Scout's talking to Mr. Cunningham helped get rid of the men because it's pretty hard to kill a guy with a guileless little girl standing in the middle of it all. I believe when Mr. Cunningham said "I'll sure tell him, little lady", he meant it in kind of a grouchy, sarcastic way since she was stalling Atticus' killing.
Ch. 16 p.176 ‘Jem was awfully nice about it: for once he didn’t remind me that people nearly nine years old didn’t do things like that.’ After the Finches return home from the jail, Scout is happy that Jem doesn’t antagonize her about what happened. If I were Jem, then I would do the same thing. I would be nice to Scout and be proud of her because she had the courage to protect her father. Even though, she was nothing compared to those older men and half their size, Scout stood up for her father and even kicked a man. Also, she told everyone about Mr. Cunningham and moments later they left. This is similar when I beat my friend Robby’s time in swimming. He gave me some respect and was happy I beat his time because that meant more competition.
Ch. 17 p. 193 ‘Every town had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuation changed their status-people like the Ewells lived as guests.’ The Ewells are an extremely poor family who are dirty, sick and let their kids run wild. They are basically parasites that just take from Maycomb and do not give anything in return, but without them there would be no story. Also, they symbolize the poor people of the 1930’s who are similar to those of the modern world. The poor community, to some people, is seen as an eye sore, but not everyone can be rich. Especially during this recession, more and more people are losing their jobs, homes and money, similar to the Great Depression. The poor and homeless people expierence some of the similar problems the Ewells do. The receive food stamps, free food, and other necessities. Similar to the Ewells being able to hunt out of season.
Ch. 14 pg. 156 "She tried to bring them up according to her lights, and Cal's lights are pretty good-" this statement by Atticus shows that he appreciates Cal and that he is not a racist. this is impressive considering how many other people in town are racist.
Ch. 15 pg. 166 "... movin' him to the country jail tomorrow," "I don't look for any trouble, but I can't guarantee there won't be any..." this statement shows that some people in the area are so agents blacks that they think have committed a crime agents a weight person that they will stoop to violence instead of the law.
Ch. 17 pg. 200 "he had never called doctor to any of his'n in his life, and if he had it would have cost him five dollars." when a grown man with children can honestly say this it is a true indicator how pore a person can really be. it also shows how tough a person has to be to simply survive.
ch. 16 p. 176: ‘Jem was awfully nice about it: for once he didn’t remind me that people nearly nine years old didn’t do things like that.’ Scout shows she's glad that Jem doesn’t bother her about what had just happened at the jail. What Jem had just done was probably the right thing to do in the situation. I'm proud of Scout's courage that gave her father protection. She was facing men twice her height and simply stood up for her father (and kicked a man).
Chapter 16 Page 213 "I am not. 't's morbid, watching a poor devil on trial for his life. Look at all those folks, it's like a Roman carnival." Miss Maudie said this to the children when they asked if she was going to the trial later. I agree with her statement "it's like a Roman carnival" how everybody is gathering to see Tom Robinson's trial because most of them believe that he will be put to death. What kind of confused me, was when she said "a poor devil". I didn't really understand if Miss Maudie thought he deserved to be punished for what he was accused of or if she thought Tom should not have such a big trial for everyone to watch. While reading this I wasn't surprised that Miss Maudie called out Miss Stephanie when she was lying about going to the trial. This and her explaining what she said to Miss Stephanie to the children fits the character.
ReplyDeleteCh. 14 p. 161(I’m using a different book, sorry!) “They wasn’t interested in me.” This was the Reason why Dill ran away from Meridian and his new parents. Usually when you run away, you lose your childhood innocence, a major theme, because you are forced to grow up on your own. If Dill keeps running away from his parents, then he will lose his childhood innocence too. Running away connects to the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger because Holden runs away from his problems and is forced to grow up. Although, Dill is a little younger and only had to spend a couple days on his own, both were forced to grow up and face the real world. Also, coincidently both runaways felt that their parents didn’t really care for them.
ReplyDeleteCh. 15 p.175 ‘Atticus said nothing. I looked around and up at Mr. Cunningham, whose face was equally impassive.’ I am unsure how Mr. Cunningham felt when Scout talks about his entailment and his son. What I was mainly confused about was, did this hurt or benefit Atticus because it could have made given his haters an even bigger reason to dislike him or possibly gave the men a reason to leave Atticus alone. In sum, I feel that Scout talking to Mr. Cunningham helped Atticus get rid of those men but it will harm him in the long run because it shows he lets his kids run around and he tells them ‘bad things’ about other families. This can relate to the short story “After Twenty Year” by O. Henry because when Silky Bob goes out west and makes a lot of money being a gangster he becomes a wanted man. He soon gets arrested by his close friend Jimmy. Becoming a gangster made him quick money but in the long run he was arrested and sent to jail. This shows how making bad decisions affects you in the long run.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Scout's talking to Mr. Cunningham helped get rid of the men because it's pretty hard to kill a guy with a guileless little girl standing in the middle of it all. I believe when Mr. Cunningham said "I'll sure tell him, little lady", he meant it in kind of a grouchy, sarcastic way since she was stalling Atticus' killing.
DeleteCh. 16 p.176 ‘Jem was awfully nice about it: for once he didn’t remind me that people nearly nine years old didn’t do things like that.’ After the Finches return home from the jail, Scout is happy that Jem doesn’t antagonize her about what happened. If I were Jem, then I would do the same thing. I would be nice to Scout and be proud of her because she had the courage to protect her father. Even though, she was nothing compared to those older men and half their size, Scout stood up for her father and even kicked a man. Also, she told everyone about Mr. Cunningham and moments later they left. This is similar when I beat my friend Robby’s time in swimming. He gave me some respect and was happy I beat his time because that meant more competition.
ReplyDeleteCh. 17 p. 193 ‘Every town had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuation changed their status-people like the Ewells lived as guests.’ The Ewells are an extremely poor family who are dirty, sick and let their kids run wild. They are basically parasites that just take from Maycomb and do not give anything in return, but without them there would be no story. Also, they symbolize the poor people of the 1930’s who are similar to those of the modern world. The poor community, to some people, is seen as an eye sore, but not everyone can be rich. Especially during this recession, more and more people are losing their jobs, homes and money, similar to the Great Depression. The poor and homeless people expierence some of the similar problems the Ewells do. The receive food stamps, free food, and other necessities. Similar to the Ewells being able to hunt out of season.
ReplyDeleteCh. 14 pg. 156 "She tried to bring them up according to her lights, and Cal's lights are pretty good-" this statement by Atticus shows that he appreciates Cal and that he is not a racist. this is impressive considering how many other people in town are racist.
ReplyDeleteCh. 15 pg. 166 "... movin' him to the country jail tomorrow," "I don't look for any trouble, but I can't guarantee there won't be any..." this statement shows that some people in the area are so agents blacks that they think have committed a crime agents a weight person that they will stoop to violence instead of the law.
ReplyDeleteCh. 17 pg. 200 "he had never called doctor to any of his'n in his life, and if he had it would have cost him five dollars." when a grown man with children can honestly say this it is a true indicator how pore a person can really be. it also shows how tough a person has to be to simply survive.
ReplyDeletech. 16 p. 176: ‘Jem was awfully nice about it: for once he didn’t remind me that people nearly nine years old didn’t do things like that.’ Scout shows she's glad that Jem doesn’t bother her about what had just happened at the jail. What Jem had just done was probably the right thing to do in the situation. I'm proud of Scout's courage that gave her father protection. She was facing men twice her height and simply stood up for her father (and kicked a man).
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