Ryley Emslander Due Date: Friday, Oct. 2nd Journal 2 I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The book is about a girl named Scout, her brother Jem, and a boy named Dill who are trying to make Boo, the neighbor who doesn’t come out of his house, try to come out. They are a couple of troublemakers that make dares for each other to get Boo to come out. In this Journal I will be predicting and characterizing the Ewells. As I am reading I predict the kids will not meet Boo. First
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there is a wide variety of different characters and themes. Throughout the book there are many different scenarios that are filled with gossip, rumors, and lies. Early on, the reader is introduced to a character called “Boo Radley”. He has been inside for many years and not much is known about him, this causes rumors and other lies to spread in the community and make false assumptions about him. This is debunked when he finally appears in the end
The book I am reading is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book is about a girl named Scout who is trying to get a mysterious man; Boo to come out, along with her older brother and, the new kid; Doodle. My prediction of this book is that the kids will not meet or see Boo Radley. First, Boo was locked up. Boo stabbed his father one day, which made his mother call the police. His mother believed Boo was trying to kill them all off. Boo then was locked up at the courthouse basement. The Radley’s
The book To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, takes place in a small town in Alabama. This is a story of the childhood of Jean Louise, also known as Scout. When Dill returns the three of them start acting out the story of Boo Radley, a recluse who never goes out of his house. In Chapters #1-7 she tells us a little about the town, its inhabitants, and her family. She also explains how Jem and her came to know Dill. She also talks about her new school. Based on what I read in the book I believe the
streets, stealing and begging, until he was taken in by a mysterious old Khajiit named Ro’Khan. It was him who gave Scout his name (which is an unusual one for a Khajiit). Years passed, and Ro’Khan taught Scout everything he knew about the art of the kill. They forged an undying
Drew Pauley Ms.Neeley English 10 6 May 2016 Title A reappearing subject in the classic book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” revolved around equality for African-Americans. Tom Robinson, an African American, was falsely convicted of rape. This problem is still relevant in today’s society. There have been recent cases that have raised awareness for true equality. White cops have been killing African-Americans and getting away with it. A boy named Tamir Rice was killed in a park for playing with a
Scout Finch is a young girl who lives in Maycomb County located in Alabama. She lives with her father, Atticus Finch-lawyer and an older brother, Jermey Finch know as Jem. One summer, Jem and Scout form a friendship with a young boy named Dill. Each Summer, Dill visits Maycomb County and stays with his aunt Mrs.Rachel. The three become interested in the Radley house and it's owner, Boo Radley who hardly ever goes outdoors. Dill returns to Maycomb to find Scout and Jem eager to tell him everything
I read to kill a mockingbird for my lit. Crit. Book. I found this book very intriguing and there was a few parts of this book that made me feel empathy, sadness, and anger. To kill a mockingbird takes place in Alabama in a town called Maycomb, during the depression. The entire story is narrated by the main character of the story, “scout” a little girl. Scout, her older brother Jem and a friend of theirs named Dill, Dill is from Mississippi, and stays in Maycomb during the summer. These three friends
To kill a mockingbird is mainly about growing up in harsh circumstances during the Great Depression in southern America. The main character name is Atticus, who is a widow, that raises 2 kids on his own. Later on throughout the story Atticus finds out that he is going to representing a African American named Tom Robinson who is being accused of raping and beating a Caucasian woman. While representing Tom Robinson, the word gets around town that Atticus is going to be representing a black man Atticus
Biography essay Born in Monroeville, Alabama on April 28, 1926 Harper Lee is one of America’s beloved writers known for her award winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Her father Coleman lee and mother Frances Cunningham gave her the name Nelle, which was the name of her grandmothers spelled backwards. Lee’s mothers job was to be a stay home mother and her father was involved in law and later became a lawyer for Alabama state legislature. It was when she was in high school she developed the love