Jean Louise And Atticus Interview Essay

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Interviewer: Ladies and Gentleman, good evening! I am the host for this evening’s show. Today, we have Jean Louise with us to talk about Mr. Atticus Finch and Henry – or Hank – Clinton participating in the Maycomb Council meeting. Please welcome Ms. Finch!

Jean Louise: Hi everyone, I am Jean Louise, and some of you might be more familiar with my name Scout. Thank you all for having me here tonight.

Interviewer: Jean Louise, we were absolutely shocked to hear the news that Hank and Atticus attended the Council meeting. As the first person who witnessed this, what were your thoughts when you saw them advocating the idea of racial discrimination?

Jean Louise: I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I knew that some time had passed since I left Maycomb, but Atticus
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In fact, they are worse than anybody else in town, because they are nothing but two cowards. They don’t necessarily loathe African-Americans like everybody else in Maycomb. They are just scared to go against the norms of the town, because they don’t want any trouble!

Interviewer: I would now like to ask more personal questions to you, Jean Louise. First of all, would this incident affect your relationship with Atticus?

Jean Louise: Honestly, I do not know what will happen next. Atticus was my hero, the one and only person I looked up to for my entire life. Right now, I wish that I hadn’t picked up that pamphlet and went to the Council meeting. If I hadn’t gone to the meeting, then I wouldn't have lost faith in my hero. However, I also know that this wouldn’t have stayed a secret forever. Not knowing doesn't mean that they are not racist, it’s just that I wasn’t ready for this.

Interviewer: What about Hank? We are all aware of the fact that Hank wishes to get married with you, and as far as we know of, you were considering the marriage in a positive way. Do you still want to continue your romantic relationship with Hank and get married to

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