Pgs. 41-57
I really liked these two chapters. I was so interested when they finally got involved with the Radley's and tried to communicate with them. I got a little nervous for Jem, Scout, and Dill when they heard the shot gun go off while they were in the Radley's backyard. Very intense.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
3/19/12
In chapter 5, I love how intense and descriptive the author is when describing the scene of when Scout rolls the tire onto the Radley's front yard. It reminds me of when I was young and believed in a bunch of superstitions. For example, Little Egypt stories. I wouldn't be caught dead even walking by that cemetary because of all the scary stories I believed.
Also in chapter 5, (pg. 34), I love how she describes how important summer is to her. She says, "Summer was our best season; it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape;..." I absolutely love that description. It reminds me of how almost all teenagers feel about summer. The way we can stay up until 4 a.m. and sleep in until 2 p.m. if we want to. The way we can be outside for hours at a time, doing whatever we please. This quote makes me crave summer.
Also in chapter 5, (pg. 34), I love how she describes how important summer is to her. She says, "Summer was our best season; it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape;..." I absolutely love that description. It reminds me of how almost all teenagers feel about summer. The way we can stay up until 4 a.m. and sleep in until 2 p.m. if we want to. The way we can be outside for hours at a time, doing whatever we please. This quote makes me crave summer.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
3/14/12
I am going to write about chapters 2 & 3.
There are actually a few words in this book that I wasn't sure what they meant.
To be completely honest, Scout really makes me angry. The way she treated the Cunningham boy when he came over for dinner was just plain rude! Again, I'm doing my best to try to remember that this is the 1930's and that people acted differently then, but it's really hard!
Calpurnia seems like nice lady. The more I read, the more I like her.
Miss Caroline is a very different teacher. I didn't understand why she started crying when Cunningham said something to her and left. That part confused me.
It also really surprises me that children and parents didn't care as much about school. School is a big deal in this generation. May be it just wasn't that big of a deal back then.
There are actually a few words in this book that I wasn't sure what they meant.
- Repertoire
- Nebulous
To be completely honest, Scout really makes me angry. The way she treated the Cunningham boy when he came over for dinner was just plain rude! Again, I'm doing my best to try to remember that this is the 1930's and that people acted differently then, but it's really hard!
Calpurnia seems like nice lady. The more I read, the more I like her.
Miss Caroline is a very different teacher. I didn't understand why she started crying when Cunningham said something to her and left. That part confused me.
It also really surprises me that children and parents didn't care as much about school. School is a big deal in this generation. May be it just wasn't that big of a deal back then.
3/13/12
I'm going to write about chapter one because that is all i read today.
It really surprises me how racist the people were at this time. I mean, the police couldn't even put Boo in jail because they felt bad putting him in a building with colored people. I got really mad when i read all of that. I know this book is based on the 1930's and people were really racist back then, but i would've thought everyone would have more compassion for one another.
I also don't think that any of the rumors about the Radley's are true. All the stories told seem like little ghost tales that little kids now tell each other. Plus almost all the characters except for Atticus and Calpurnia are children. Just about all kids believe anything they hear. Especially if it's something scary.
Wow, i've only read chapter one and I'm already writing a paragraph about how angry I am.
It really surprises me how racist the people were at this time. I mean, the police couldn't even put Boo in jail because they felt bad putting him in a building with colored people. I got really mad when i read all of that. I know this book is based on the 1930's and people were really racist back then, but i would've thought everyone would have more compassion for one another.
I also don't think that any of the rumors about the Radley's are true. All the stories told seem like little ghost tales that little kids now tell each other. Plus almost all the characters except for Atticus and Calpurnia are children. Just about all kids believe anything they hear. Especially if it's something scary.
Wow, i've only read chapter one and I'm already writing a paragraph about how angry I am.
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