Character Analysis

There are a lot of characters that help the children though the book and even more show them right from wrong even if they don't mean to. Though most of them do it intentionally to help them grow up and learn how life is. The children also notice things on their own and learn from it or ask bout it so they can learn more. Though out the story they grow as people and get a better understanding of the world and they see it as it should be and not as it is. The children learn right from wrong though many events in the novel, but Atticus and Miss Maudie teach them specifically about how it's a sin to kill a mockingbird and to destroy innocence and a way of life for somebody who doesn't want to change. 

 One of the reasons is because Atticus told them "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird"(90), then when scout asked Miss Maudie about it she explained "Mockingbirds didn't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy."(90). After Miss Maudie explained it to scout she realized that it was also a sin to destroy any innocence. That’s why she was willing to lie to cover Arthur Radley from the town when he saved them from Bob Ewell.

 Another reason is when Jem cries when Tom Robinson is convicted in the trail. He knows that tom is innocent even though the jury says he's not. For instance when Jem asks Atticus "how could they do it, how could they?"(213) Atticus says "I don't know, but they did it. They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it-seems only the children weep."(213). That’s when Jem realizes that nothing is as it should be and that night a mans innocence was destroyed. Tom was a god fearing, law abiding citizen, until they sent him to the county jail and he tried to escape. Jem now sees the reality of the world he lives in.

 Those are the reasons that explain just what they learned from both Atticus and Miss Maudie. Scout and Jem learned that destroying innocence/ killing a mockingbird is a sin. Jem also learned that reality is not as nice as it may seem and Scout learned about sometimes it's better to cover somebody then to let their lives get ruined by one good deed. That is how the kids learn how destroying innocence is a sin from Atticus and Miss Maudie.

Morrison- Ch 19-21 Summarizer

  The settings of the story is in Maycomb, Alabama during a hard time for the town there are alot of controversy's going on and a lot of social morals are being questioned for the kids. Some of the most important events are when the lynch mob comes to get Robinson but Atticus was there and kind of stalled but it was Scout who really stopped them by talking to one of the guys about his son and normal things about the day. Another important event is the trial. The reason why the trial is important is because it shows how the society acts towards African Americans when it comes down to it, and how most whites looked down on them even though times were changing. The trial also shows how Atticus is a good Lawyer and how he acts towards the jury and the witnesses on the stand, during this time it also shows what kind of man he is. These events help the plot develop by showing what kind of people they are really and how they view African Americans in any situation. These events also bring in some tones and moods of fear, excitement, and love. The reason why i say love is because Scout has seen her dad at work and now has a better understanding of why people view him they way that they do.

Morrison- Chapters 12-16 Connector

  When I lived in Fishers, Indiana it was a big deal when there was court. I made this connection to when Atticus was in court in Maycomb county, everybody went to see the trail. Although the court house had guards outside the  doors and they wouldn't let any of the kids in the door even if it was a simple matter such as an unpaid parking ticket.it reminded me of when Scout, Jem and Dill went to the court house for Tom Robinson's trail the main difference is that they were allowed inside the court house to watch the trail.


   I noticed the conflict between aunt Alexandria and scout is close to the one of society and us.

Morrison- Chpt. 6-11 Illuminator

  For the Chapters 6-11 it was my job as the Illuminator to notice the different literary devices and how they impacted the story. I also had to notice any symbols used and what they represented in the story.
  
  An important symbol in the story is the sewing on Jem's pants. The sewing shows that Boo Radley is actually nice and cares about other people outside of the house. It also shows that he's not mean or anything like that, it shows that in a way he is civilized and is not crazy or anything like that, all the rumors are wrong about that.

  Harper Lee describes everything, from the what the character acts to the sound of the grass crunching under foot. She takes the time to describe how everything looks, for instance when she was describing Tim Johnson, the mad dog, she described exactly how he looked and the way he walked down the street. 


  


  The author makes this section seem like the kids feel fear and sadness for Atticus, and what the case is about. Harper makes this whole section kind of fearful to like scout felt alot of fear.

Morrison-Directer Ch 1-5

   When I was reading the chapters I kept comparing my childhood to that of Scouts. Seeing what they were doing, the games, the curiosity of everything around them. The wanting of trying new things and finding out how things work in the world and playing games to try and understand it. I also kept noticing how the boys were being unfair to Scout and how they kept using her to do errands and be an extra pair of eyes for what ever they were doing that needed to have an extra person for what they were doing.
   One quote to know to best understand the story is on pg. 23 "First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you see things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." This quote tells me that Scout didn't really understand different kinds of people until then and now shes going to be placing herself into other peoples shoes to see what they think and to better understand them and how they think.