Classic Blog Post #2 To Kill a Mockingbird

Title: To Kill a Mockingbird              
Author: Harper Lee
Genere: Classic
Number of Pages: 309
Pages Read So Far: 109
                                                        

Before the day for Dill to leave, they decided to do something fun. They were going to Miss Rachel's fish pool. After visiting the pool, they decides to sneak into Radley's house to see Boo Radley's face. Eventually, they alert Mr. Nathan Radley, father of Arthur Radley, AKA, Boo Radley, and he fires his shotgun in the air. The kids were really scared, and had to get out, fast, but Jem's jean got stuck to the barbed wire, but had to run away. The neighbors that heard the gunshot, gathered in front of the Radley's house, and Jem and Scout deciedes to go out, because they think they might look suspicious if they don't go out. Eventually, Atticus finds out Jem without pants, and Jem says we were playing strip poker. That night, Jem sneaks out from his bed and decides to go retrieve his pants because if Mr. Nathan Radley finds out, he fears that he is going to shoot him. Despite the danger, Jem manages to retrieve his pants.

School has begun, and it is a another boring year for Scout because she is not learning anything from school. But her one favorite thing is that Jem and Scout both ends at same time 3 pm. On their way back home from school, Jem makes a confession to Scout that when he sneaked upon Radley's, he found his pants folded. Suddenly, they found something in a tree, in a knot hole where they found a Indidan coin. It was a figure of 2 boys. Carved with great detail. They are anxious to find out who's hole that is, so they write a letter. After that day, they found the knot hole filed with cement. And Jem asked Mr. Nathan Radley if he filled the tree, and he said yes because the tree is sick. But the kids do not believe it.

Mrs. Radley died this winter. No one actually missed her because she seldom got out of the house. And, it snowed for the first time since 1885. And Scout thought it was the end of the world. Eula May, telephone operator of the town, told Atticus that today is going to be a snow day. So for the free time, Kids decides to build a snowman, but their is little snow. So Scout borrowed some snow from Miss Maudie, and built a fine snowman. That night, There was a fire in the town, and some of the houses burned down including Miss Maudie's. When kids were watching the fire, they mysteriously had a blanket on, and later, Atticus told Scout that it was Boo Radley who put blankets on them silently, and Scout almost pukes.

Atticus being a lawyer, he has to defend a "Nigger" named Tom Robinson, and some of the people hates him for defending a nigger. Like the Cecil Jacobs kid from the school. He made fun of Atticus for defending him and Scout almost fought with him but walked away. For Christmas, they went to the finch farm, and met the families. For christmas, both of them god air rifles and Jem got a chemistry set. And Scout thinks he could make a "invisible ink" and write to Dill with that ink. 

Francis Hancock, 8 year old grandson of aunt Alexandera, tells Scout that Dill doesn't have a home and he just gets passed around from relative to relative. And, he calls Atticus "Nigger lover" for defending a black person, and eventually, they have a big fight.

Jem thinks Atticus is too old because he is nearly 50. When they god a air rifle for christmas, Atticus told Uncle Jack to teach the kids shooting because Atticus is not a "Shooting person". but, Atticus tells this at the dinner table to Jem. "'I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Jem asks Miss Maundie if that is true, and she is positive because mockingbird mean no harm to us and sings us beautiful songs. She also says that Atticus is not that dull because he can do many other things. Like he can play Jew's harp, and also was a checkers champion.

Later that day, While Jem and Scout decided to go real hunting, they find old dog Tim Johnson, Mr. Harry Johnson's dog, and turns out that it is a mad dog. So Sheriff, Mr. Heck Tate comes and waits for the shot, but he hasn't shot in 30 years. So Atticus volunteers to shoot, and he hits the dog. The bullet was little bit off to the right because all the finch's right eyes are better than left eyes. And from Miss Maudie, Jem learns that Atticus's nickname was Ol'One-Shot, because once, he shot 15 times and got 14 doves. So Jem learns his father is not that old. yet.


#2 Why did you and your partner choose this novel? In the first pages, are you both pleased with the selection? Explain both of your feelings.

My mom and I chose this novel because when I was looking for classics to read, my mom recommended me this great classic, telling me that she had read this multiple times, and she told me it is better when you read it again. I always wanted to read this book because I've heard of lots of people telling me how great this book is. And she told me you must read this book because it is just so good piece of work and I agree with her. In the first pages, I and my mom was very much satisfied with the book we chose. For me, this book has been written beautifully, and my mom agreed with me.