I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I am on page 176. This book is about the Finch family, which consists of the main character Scout, her older brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus. Every summer, their friend Dill visits Jem and Scout. The family’s cook, Calpurnia, spends time watching the children. The story takes place during the Great Depression, in a small town in Maycomb, Alabama. So far, Aunt Alexandra has come to live with them and the family is occupied with the Tom Robinson case. In this journal, I am evaluating and questioning.
G – Theme: people are not who they seem
Y – Atticus
R – He doesn’t attempt physical activity
R – Doesn’t play with the kids
R – The deadest shot in Maycomb
Y – Mrs. Dubose
R – Mean …show more content…
Exercise is common in most Maycomb fathers, but Atticus only walks to and from work everyday. In addition to exclusively taking walks, Scout’s father does not play with his kids. He seems more inclined to sit and read the daily newspaper instead of play football with Jem. This disappoints Scout and Jem so much that they lose interest and faith in their father. Both siblings later learn that they were wrong to doubt their father when Atticus shoots a rabid dog with one shot from a very far distance. When he was younger, Atticus was the most accurate shooter in Maycomb; later, he gave up shooting because it was unfair to the animals. Jem is especially impressed, going so far as to say, “Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!” (Lee 113). Similarly, Mrs. Dubose has hidden characteristics as well. Chapter 11 starts off when Mrs. Dubose is introduced to readers as a very cross old lady. She insults the children whenever they walk by her house, shouting across the street if necessary. When Jem consults Atticus upon this matter, Atticus tells him to “hold your head up and be a gentleman.” (Lee 115). Scout …show more content…
One question that I have is why the mob eventually leaves. I speculate that the mob leaves because Scout incidentally finds Mr. Cunningham in the crowd and separates him from the rest of the mob. Since he is singled out, mob mentality is cleared away, and his own consciousness takes a strong hold of his thoughts. This is a big factor of the mob leaving, because Mr. Cunningham was willing to hurt Atticus to get to Tom Robinson before being singled out. Mob mentality is when a person experiences behavioral changes when in a large group and Mr. Cunningham would never have thought to hurt Atticus or Tom Robinson if he had been acting independently. As Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham in front of the mob, she reminds him of how she goes to school with his son. Slowly, the mob comes to their senses and realizes that Atticus is not their enemy and Scout and Jem are his children. Finally, when Mr. Cunningham tells them to go home, they do. Correspondingly, another question I have is why Jem defied his father’s request to go home. Fear might have been a major factor in the decision to stay at with his father. When the mob pulled up, Jem could tell that the men had been drinking, making him too scared to leave his father alone. He also overhears Mr. Tate and Mr. Underwood talking to Atticus on the front porch, warning him about a mob that was rumored to form. I also came to the conclusion that Jem did not follow orders
G – Theme: people are not who they seem
Y – Atticus
R – He doesn’t attempt physical activity
R – Doesn’t play with the kids
R – The deadest shot in Maycomb
Y – Mrs. Dubose
R – Mean …show more content…
Exercise is common in most Maycomb fathers, but Atticus only walks to and from work everyday. In addition to exclusively taking walks, Scout’s father does not play with his kids. He seems more inclined to sit and read the daily newspaper instead of play football with Jem. This disappoints Scout and Jem so much that they lose interest and faith in their father. Both siblings later learn that they were wrong to doubt their father when Atticus shoots a rabid dog with one shot from a very far distance. When he was younger, Atticus was the most accurate shooter in Maycomb; later, he gave up shooting because it was unfair to the animals. Jem is especially impressed, going so far as to say, “Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!” (Lee 113). Similarly, Mrs. Dubose has hidden characteristics as well. Chapter 11 starts off when Mrs. Dubose is introduced to readers as a very cross old lady. She insults the children whenever they walk by her house, shouting across the street if necessary. When Jem consults Atticus upon this matter, Atticus tells him to “hold your head up and be a gentleman.” (Lee 115). Scout …show more content…
One question that I have is why the mob eventually leaves. I speculate that the mob leaves because Scout incidentally finds Mr. Cunningham in the crowd and separates him from the rest of the mob. Since he is singled out, mob mentality is cleared away, and his own consciousness takes a strong hold of his thoughts. This is a big factor of the mob leaving, because Mr. Cunningham was willing to hurt Atticus to get to Tom Robinson before being singled out. Mob mentality is when a person experiences behavioral changes when in a large group and Mr. Cunningham would never have thought to hurt Atticus or Tom Robinson if he had been acting independently. As Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham in front of the mob, she reminds him of how she goes to school with his son. Slowly, the mob comes to their senses and realizes that Atticus is not their enemy and Scout and Jem are his children. Finally, when Mr. Cunningham tells them to go home, they do. Correspondingly, another question I have is why Jem defied his father’s request to go home. Fear might have been a major factor in the decision to stay at with his father. When the mob pulled up, Jem could tell that the men had been drinking, making him too scared to leave his father alone. He also overhears Mr. Tate and Mr. Underwood talking to Atticus on the front porch, warning him about a mob that was rumored to form. I also came to the conclusion that Jem did not follow orders