Response 1--chapters 1,2,3
I find it interesting to see how the Finch family has diction that is fairly advanced compared to the other families in the book. The Cunningham’s clearly have diction that is not as advanced, and the Ewell’s have diction that is even less advanced. This is done to reflect how educated each family and each person is. Though Scout comes from a well educated family, her diction is still far more advanced than that of a seven year old. This makes me wonder why Harper Lee would want Scout to have such advanced vocabulary even though she is only seven years old. I also found the character Boo Radley very interesting. I am excited to find out what happens with this character because of how the character was described. The …show more content…
Throughout the first couple of chapters, the reader was lead to believe that Boo Radley looked and behaved like a monster. With the new revelations about who he is, I am even more curious to find out what Boo Radley truly looks like and to find out more about his background. So far, this character has been developed well and in such a way that has really sparked my interest in the book. When Scout said that she heard laughter coming from the Radley place, I became even more intrigued in the story. It made me wonder why she heard laughter coming from what was previously thought of as a scary, gloomy place. One thing that I thought of was that Boo Radley could be watching the children and finds it funny to see what they do. Another thing that I thought of was that the Radley place is simply not the gloomy place that others think it is. It might look bad on the outside, but it might be a somewhat happy place when you go in. Another thing that made me thing was Miss Maudie’s comments about how you never know what goes on behind closed doors. This comment might have been made to indicate that something bad happened to Boo in his home, such as abuse or torment. I also enjoyed seeing the effect that Dill had on the relationship between Scout and Jem in these two chapters. In the first three chapters, Scout, Jem, and Dill would play together. Although, in these chapters, Scout was excluded from many activities. I found this …show more content…
Jem said that his pants didn’t look like a lady sewed them, it looked like something he’d try to do. This implies that women were expected to sew, but men weren’t. I find this topic rather interesting because of how much gender roles have changed since then. Now, women and men are held up to similar standards and are expected to know similar things. I am curious to find out how gender roles will make appearances in the book as I continue reading. In addition, in chapters six and seven, Jem and Dill are beginning to exclude Scout from certain activities because of her gender. Jem and Dill have told Scout that she is acting in a girlish manner, which isn’t a compliment. I think that further along in the book, Jem and Scout might be driven part by the fact that they have different genders. I noticed that when Jem found out that the knothole in the tree had been cemented, he told Scout not to cry. I found this interesting because Scout never shows any indication that she is even sad about the fact that this happened. Based off of these observations, I think that Jem was telling himself not to cry because in the 1930s, men were essentially taught that they shouldn't cry. I also noticed the theme of inequality in these two chapters. When Mr. Radley was talking to the people in Maycomb, he said that he will shoot lower at the next tresspasser whether it be a dog or a black person. This is essentially saying that
I find it interesting to see how the Finch family has diction that is fairly advanced compared to the other families in the book. The Cunningham’s clearly have diction that is not as advanced, and the Ewell’s have diction that is even less advanced. This is done to reflect how educated each family and each person is. Though Scout comes from a well educated family, her diction is still far more advanced than that of a seven year old. This makes me wonder why Harper Lee would want Scout to have such advanced vocabulary even though she is only seven years old. I also found the character Boo Radley very interesting. I am excited to find out what happens with this character because of how the character was described. The …show more content…
Throughout the first couple of chapters, the reader was lead to believe that Boo Radley looked and behaved like a monster. With the new revelations about who he is, I am even more curious to find out what Boo Radley truly looks like and to find out more about his background. So far, this character has been developed well and in such a way that has really sparked my interest in the book. When Scout said that she heard laughter coming from the Radley place, I became even more intrigued in the story. It made me wonder why she heard laughter coming from what was previously thought of as a scary, gloomy place. One thing that I thought of was that Boo Radley could be watching the children and finds it funny to see what they do. Another thing that I thought of was that the Radley place is simply not the gloomy place that others think it is. It might look bad on the outside, but it might be a somewhat happy place when you go in. Another thing that made me thing was Miss Maudie’s comments about how you never know what goes on behind closed doors. This comment might have been made to indicate that something bad happened to Boo in his home, such as abuse or torment. I also enjoyed seeing the effect that Dill had on the relationship between Scout and Jem in these two chapters. In the first three chapters, Scout, Jem, and Dill would play together. Although, in these chapters, Scout was excluded from many activities. I found this …show more content…
Jem said that his pants didn’t look like a lady sewed them, it looked like something he’d try to do. This implies that women were expected to sew, but men weren’t. I find this topic rather interesting because of how much gender roles have changed since then. Now, women and men are held up to similar standards and are expected to know similar things. I am curious to find out how gender roles will make appearances in the book as I continue reading. In addition, in chapters six and seven, Jem and Dill are beginning to exclude Scout from certain activities because of her gender. Jem and Dill have told Scout that she is acting in a girlish manner, which isn’t a compliment. I think that further along in the book, Jem and Scout might be driven part by the fact that they have different genders. I noticed that when Jem found out that the knothole in the tree had been cemented, he told Scout not to cry. I found this interesting because Scout never shows any indication that she is even sad about the fact that this happened. Based off of these observations, I think that Jem was telling himself not to cry because in the 1930s, men were essentially taught that they shouldn't cry. I also noticed the theme of inequality in these two chapters. When Mr. Radley was talking to the people in Maycomb, he said that he will shoot lower at the next tresspasser whether it be a dog or a black person. This is essentially saying that