Choice C: So far, is this a novel about race? Class? Gender? Coming of Age? Place? Select and defend your answer.
I would say that this book is mostly about race, class, and place.
The reason why I think it's about race is because as we read through this book you noticed a lot of segregation between the white people in town and the black people. They both have their own little village kinda thing going on in Maycomb. This book is strongly about race, and it shows when Tom Robinson was found guilty in his case. When everybody knew that Tom was innocent. The verdict only reached that decision , because once again that color barrier that Maycomb has.
This book also has class tied into it. That's Mycomb's "class" generations. We have the high classed people, then we have the middle class, in this case it would be The Finchs'. Then we have the low class, we figured that that's the black people and their community. Lastly, way at the bottom there's the Ewell's along with the Cunningham's. This class has lots to do with the respect that you get in town.
Lastly this book has a lot to do with place. Since the live in Maycomb, Alabama, which is in the southern part of America. Over their segregation, and racism is really big, so in this book since it takes place in Maycomb all these things have to do with were the setting is at.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Journal #5
Chapters 13-15
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal,
Ough, lots of things have been going on I just wish I could be young once again I would give any compensation to someone who could make time go back. Now that I'm older I understand more, and in some occasions I just wish I didn't. For example my brother Jem... We were really close to each other, but now that "he's becoming a young gentleman," we don't play as much. Atticus is putting us through a bad situation, but he can't do anything about it. That's the Tom Robinson case. Everyone seems to be mad at him. For example just the other night a crowd of mad men were knocking in our door. That usually never happens in Maycomb, except when there's a death or political issue. In this case they all came to tell Atticus that him defending Tom was something bad. But my daddy believes Tom is innocent and that's why hes trying to serve justice by defending him even though at time he looks pensive. This is not the only problem going on with our family. Aunt Alexandra is another problem. She tries to make me act like a lady. Shes trying to take our moms spot, but actually Cal's spot. Cal to me is a mother to Jem and me. She always takes care of us, feed us and give us some kind of love. I guess Aunt Alexandra is just so focused in trying to take Cal's spot, that it has become annoying now to a point that I feel like im going to emerge.Ithink Aunt Alexandra should just be preoccupied with something else, other than trying to change me. It seems to me that Cal is very infallible that she is good at doing her job.It's just a lot of bad things that has been going on now, that the only thing I seem to like is that Dill is back in Maycomb. :)
Chapters 13-15
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal,
Ough, lots of things have been going on I just wish I could be young once again I would give any compensation to someone who could make time go back. Now that I'm older I understand more, and in some occasions I just wish I didn't. For example my brother Jem... We were really close to each other, but now that "he's becoming a young gentleman," we don't play as much. Atticus is putting us through a bad situation, but he can't do anything about it. That's the Tom Robinson case. Everyone seems to be mad at him. For example just the other night a crowd of mad men were knocking in our door. That usually never happens in Maycomb, except when there's a death or political issue. In this case they all came to tell Atticus that him defending Tom was something bad. But my daddy believes Tom is innocent and that's why hes trying to serve justice by defending him even though at time he looks pensive. This is not the only problem going on with our family. Aunt Alexandra is another problem. She tries to make me act like a lady. Shes trying to take our moms spot, but actually Cal's spot. Cal to me is a mother to Jem and me. She always takes care of us, feed us and give us some kind of love. I guess Aunt Alexandra is just so focused in trying to take Cal's spot, that it has become annoying now to a point that I feel like im going to emerge.Ithink Aunt Alexandra should just be preoccupied with something else, other than trying to change me. It seems to me that Cal is very infallible that she is good at doing her job.It's just a lot of bad things that has been going on now, that the only thing I seem to like is that Dill is back in Maycomb. :)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
journal #3
Journal #3-
Chapters 8 & 9
Perspective: Ms. Maudie
Dear Journal,
This weather in Maycomb is very bad. Eula May had to inform everyone that the children who went to school, couldn't attend it today because of the tormenting weather. It was pouring snow outside, ruining my beautiful garden. Today those adventurous kids came to my house and asked me if it was okay if they teetered some of my snow to their porch,though they didn't tell me what they wanted it for. After a while they had cleared my snow and pass it on to their porch, I found what they wanted it for. Those kids wanted to make a snowman that looked a lot like the Mr. Avery. They were trying to find a way to make an evasion to disguise him. So Jem Finch decided to take my straw hat. While the weather was horribly cold, probably the coldest time I could remember, those kids were having fun. Until... something very malignant happened to my home. From feeling the cold weather it went to something burning hot. That was my home burning down. It was a very unfortunate event, but I had the whole neighborhood's support. Everyone was trying to help put it out but it was too late. The men got most of the things out in a way.. I was kind of happy. Now I could build a little house with much more space for my plants and beautiful garden. I will make the neighbors best garden! The only thing I didn't like was quibbling to Jem and Scout about why I wasn't so upset.
Chapters 8 & 9
Perspective: Ms. Maudie
Dear Journal,
This weather in Maycomb is very bad. Eula May had to inform everyone that the children who went to school, couldn't attend it today because of the tormenting weather. It was pouring snow outside, ruining my beautiful garden. Today those adventurous kids came to my house and asked me if it was okay if they teetered some of my snow to their porch,though they didn't tell me what they wanted it for. After a while they had cleared my snow and pass it on to their porch, I found what they wanted it for. Those kids wanted to make a snowman that looked a lot like the Mr. Avery. They were trying to find a way to make an evasion to disguise him. So Jem Finch decided to take my straw hat. While the weather was horribly cold, probably the coldest time I could remember, those kids were having fun. Until... something very malignant happened to my home. From feeling the cold weather it went to something burning hot. That was my home burning down. It was a very unfortunate event, but I had the whole neighborhood's support. Everyone was trying to help put it out but it was too late. The men got most of the things out in a way.. I was kind of happy. Now I could build a little house with much more space for my plants and beautiful garden. I will make the neighbors best garden! The only thing I didn't like was quibbling to Jem and Scout about why I wasn't so upset.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Journal #2
Journal #2-
Chapters 4-7
Perspective: Jem
Dear Journal,
Today as I was walking back from schhol, to my house I passed the Radleys house and in a tree I saw a hole. I looked in there and found some chewing gum. I took but I wasn't sure if I should eat it or not. I decided to eat it till my brother Jem, made me spit it out. He told me I shouldn't be putting things in my mouth that were not mine. After I told Jem were I had found the gum we looked in there and found two indianheads. Jem explained they were like peenies but even better ,because they gave you good luck. Such as good healthy life and good luck in tests. So finally Jem decided to keep them untill someone claimed that it was theres. Summer was coming closer and I was pretty excited to see Dill once again. He seemed like he grew just not taller.He told us he saw his dad. This summer I didnt really enjoy Dill's prescence here in Maycomb. My brother and Jem, excluded me when they were playing. So I decided to talk to the only othe lady which was Mrs. Maudie Atkinson. She lived two doors away from our house and she was a widow. We enjoyed each others company. She told me lots of things I had no idea of. For example she told me that she talked to Mr. Radley when he was younger. I also talked to her about my uncle anting to get her goat by marrying each other for the past 40 years. I also discovered that Mrs. Maudie made the best cakes in town. She would share that cake with me, Jem, and Dill. This summer we also got in trouble for messing with the Radleys. It was my brother's idea to pass a note to them by a window, and we got caught by Atticus. He warned us not to ever get close to there house, Atticus found out cause I had told him that they were planning to do it. That wasn't all we also got in trouble for playing a mimicing game of the Radleys. I was Mrs. Radley, while Jem was Boo Radley and Dill was Mr. Radley. Lastly before Dill left they planned to peak in the Radleys house. I had to go along with it, and we got in a very shocking situation, where Nathan Radley came out with a shot gun to scare us away. He thought it was simply a nigger, or atleast that's what we think. We had lots of... intresting moments this summer. After Dill left and we went back to school we found that the hole in the tree would have something in there for us everyday. We decided that if we found something it was for us to keep. Untill one day when we were about to put a thank you card in there for who ever left the gifts.. we discovered Nthan Radley had covered up the hole with cement.. Acording to him the tree was dying but we werent sure. And that's how I spent my summer here in Maycomb.
Chapters 4-7
Perspective: Jem
Dear Journal,
Today as I was walking back from schhol, to my house I passed the Radleys house and in a tree I saw a hole. I looked in there and found some chewing gum. I took but I wasn't sure if I should eat it or not. I decided to eat it till my brother Jem, made me spit it out. He told me I shouldn't be putting things in my mouth that were not mine. After I told Jem were I had found the gum we looked in there and found two indianheads. Jem explained they were like peenies but even better ,because they gave you good luck. Such as good healthy life and good luck in tests. So finally Jem decided to keep them untill someone claimed that it was theres. Summer was coming closer and I was pretty excited to see Dill once again. He seemed like he grew just not taller.He told us he saw his dad. This summer I didnt really enjoy Dill's prescence here in Maycomb. My brother and Jem, excluded me when they were playing. So I decided to talk to the only othe lady which was Mrs. Maudie Atkinson. She lived two doors away from our house and she was a widow. We enjoyed each others company. She told me lots of things I had no idea of. For example she told me that she talked to Mr. Radley when he was younger. I also talked to her about my uncle anting to get her goat by marrying each other for the past 40 years. I also discovered that Mrs. Maudie made the best cakes in town. She would share that cake with me, Jem, and Dill. This summer we also got in trouble for messing with the Radleys. It was my brother's idea to pass a note to them by a window, and we got caught by Atticus. He warned us not to ever get close to there house, Atticus found out cause I had told him that they were planning to do it. That wasn't all we also got in trouble for playing a mimicing game of the Radleys. I was Mrs. Radley, while Jem was Boo Radley and Dill was Mr. Radley. Lastly before Dill left they planned to peak in the Radleys house. I had to go along with it, and we got in a very shocking situation, where Nathan Radley came out with a shot gun to scare us away. He thought it was simply a nigger, or atleast that's what we think. We had lots of... intresting moments this summer. After Dill left and we went back to school we found that the hole in the tree would have something in there for us everyday. We decided that if we found something it was for us to keep. Untill one day when we were about to put a thank you card in there for who ever left the gifts.. we discovered Nthan Radley had covered up the hole with cement.. Acording to him the tree was dying but we werent sure. And that's how I spent my summer here in Maycomb.
Journal 1 chapter 1-3
Journal #1
Chapters 1-3
Perspective of Dill
Dear Journal,
Today I got to Maycomb, Alabama, and I already met some kids. I met two kids siblings called Jeremy and Jean Finch. Jeremy goes by Jem, and Jean is a girl and she goes by Scout. I am pretty excited about staying here with my aunt Racheal, till the summer ends. Well I met my new friends, and they changed my name from Charles Baker Harris to something simple as Dill. They told me a story about a family that lived down the block from them. The family are called the Radley's. They say that no one came out of that house except Mr. Radley and that was to buy groceries. Untill, he died, then his younger son named Nathan took over the house. Nathan has an older brother called Arthur a.k.a "Boo." They say he never came out because his house was his prison. Arthur as a younger kid was supposibly in a gang and was sent to jail for stealing, he also committed another crime which involed his dad. He stabbed his father with a pair of sciccors. So now he stays in his house and never comes out. Rumors say that he eats cats alived and is always dirty and bloody. I enjoyed hearing from my friends this story so I thought it would be fun to knock the door and run. So i bet Jem to do it. I like my new friends and hope to have fun the summer that I spend here.
Chapters 1-3
Perspective of Dill
Dear Journal,
Today I got to Maycomb, Alabama, and I already met some kids. I met two kids siblings called Jeremy and Jean Finch. Jeremy goes by Jem, and Jean is a girl and she goes by Scout. I am pretty excited about staying here with my aunt Racheal, till the summer ends. Well I met my new friends, and they changed my name from Charles Baker Harris to something simple as Dill. They told me a story about a family that lived down the block from them. The family are called the Radley's. They say that no one came out of that house except Mr. Radley and that was to buy groceries. Untill, he died, then his younger son named Nathan took over the house. Nathan has an older brother called Arthur a.k.a "Boo." They say he never came out because his house was his prison. Arthur as a younger kid was supposibly in a gang and was sent to jail for stealing, he also committed another crime which involed his dad. He stabbed his father with a pair of sciccors. So now he stays in his house and never comes out. Rumors say that he eats cats alived and is always dirty and bloody. I enjoyed hearing from my friends this story so I thought it would be fun to knock the door and run. So i bet Jem to do it. I like my new friends and hope to have fun the summer that I spend here.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Jennifer Ceballos
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
pages: -
QUESTION1:Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
I personaly think that I would hate to be any other characters. But if I had to choose
it would probably be Sofia. She is the character that strongly and proudly stands up for herself. She stood up and fought back when her husband thought he had the right to hit her when she did a mistake. She is also not afraid to be herself. In the book when a white lady asked her to be her maid she said she is not a slave to be doing that. She ended up in jail for disrespecting them. My point is that she is one of the characters I have lots of respect for and if I had to choose to be someone it would be her. Simply because she has a strong personality and stands up for herself.
QUESTION2:What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?
The most imppresive action that one of the characters took in this part of the book was Sofia disrespecting the mayor. She knocked the mayor down after he responded by hitting her. So she went to jail. I think that maybe it was not respectful, but after the mayor hit her I think Sofia had the right to hit him back.Even though I feel she could of done something else, but for right now I think that was the best way to let him know that he has no right to hit her.
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
pages: -
QUESTION1:Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
I personaly think that I would hate to be any other characters. But if I had to choose
it would probably be Sofia. She is the character that strongly and proudly stands up for herself. She stood up and fought back when her husband thought he had the right to hit her when she did a mistake. She is also not afraid to be herself. In the book when a white lady asked her to be her maid she said she is not a slave to be doing that. She ended up in jail for disrespecting them. My point is that she is one of the characters I have lots of respect for and if I had to choose to be someone it would be her. Simply because she has a strong personality and stands up for herself.
QUESTION2:What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?
The most imppresive action that one of the characters took in this part of the book was Sofia disrespecting the mayor. She knocked the mayor down after he responded by hitting her. So she went to jail. I think that maybe it was not respectful, but after the mayor hit her I think Sofia had the right to hit him back.Even though I feel she could of done something else, but for right now I think that was the best way to let him know that he has no right to hit her.
Friday, February 12, 2010
NAME Jenny C DATE:2/12/10
BOOK The Color Purple
AUTHOR Alice Walker /PAGES 67-120
6. Explain how the author creates suspense in this book.
In this book the author created suspense by adding lots of details.
She kept me in suspense to know if the main character is ever going to fight back.
She would always get treated badly and never did anything, that's why the author kept me wanting to read this book.
10. What advice would you give to a particular character? Why?
If I had the chance to tell someone some advice it would be for Celie.
My advice would be as easy and simple. That's to fight back or do something
about how her husband treats her. She never does anything and if shes too scared to fight back it would be to run away.
BOOK The Color Purple
AUTHOR Alice Walker /PAGES 67-120
6. Explain how the author creates suspense in this book.
In this book the author created suspense by adding lots of details.
She kept me in suspense to know if the main character is ever going to fight back.
She would always get treated badly and never did anything, that's why the author kept me wanting to read this book.
10. What advice would you give to a particular character? Why?
If I had the chance to tell someone some advice it would be for Celie.
My advice would be as easy and simple. That's to fight back or do something
about how her husband treats her. She never does anything and if shes too scared to fight back it would be to run away.
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