Descriptive Essay: To Kill A Mockingbird

I could tell something was off when I heard a strange sounding bird squawk from outside my window. My heavy eyelids fluttered open, and the plain, familiar sight of my bedroom ceiling greeted me. At first glance, everything looked normal, but as I groggily turned my head to peer out of the window to my right, I noticed something shockingly peculiar. There was no window anymore. Instead, there stood a gaping hole in the wall, with dense, overgrown jungle shrubbery creeping its way into the room. On one of the outstretched branches sat a majestic red macaw with glittering diamond wings. The bird stared at me with striking jeweled eyes; one was a deep emerald and the other a phosphorescent sapphire. I timidly crawled out of bed in order to inspect the ornate bird closer. As I neared the macaw, I noticed that it sat upon a nest of golden twigs. I stopped and looked at the bird quizzically. “How did such a special bird like you find yourself in a jungle like this?” I asked, beginning to stretch out my hand to pet the bird. Seeing my gesture, the bird let out a scared …show more content…
My eyes tentatively opened, and I saw the tiger lying motionless on the ground in front of me. I whipped my head around to find none other than Han Solo standing in the doorway, his trusty blaster drawn by his side. I stood up from my huddled position, in awe of the fact that my favorite space smuggler had just saved my life. My awe quickly diminished into embarrassment when I realized that I was standing in front of the Han Solo wearing childish pajamas. He smirked. “You know, when your life’s in danger, you should probably fight back,” Han said. His voice was faint. I began to hear an indistinct beeping noise, but I couldn’t place where it was coming from. “Sorry,” I laughed nervously before remembering the rubies in my pocket. I took them out and handed them to Han Solo. “Here,” I said, “take these. You know, for saving my life and all