DIRTY DRUNKEN CREEPER!

I find it extremely pathetic that Mr. Ewells had to resort to threats because of this humiliation. He is such a creeper. I mean really who trys to get there revenge on a bunch of kids? I guess Mr. Ewell. We all know that he's a good for nothing drunk, that gives him no good reason to take his anger out on Jem and Scout. Then heroic human shadow as I like to call him, comes out to save the day. Major kudos Boo on saving Jem and Scout. It's a good the sheriff declared that Mr. Ewell fell on his own knife, saving Boo from any murder charges.

Put yourself in someone else's shoes.

Scout realizes when she walks Boo home what Atticus meant when he said that she should put herself in Boo's shoes. She realizes that the rumor about Boo are not all true, not saying he is still a creepster, but she realizes what Boo feels. This kind of like today's society. We all base one another on what we hear or see, and we do not take the chance to get to know one another. This usually takes place at school where there are weird or odd kids in your class that everyone makes fun of. We all do it sadly.

Bob Ewell

Something about that man just troubles me. How can a man who had no pride to begin with get so mad about the events that happened at the trial. It seems that he tries harder getting back at the people in the trial rather than fixing his story. He first sneaks into Judge Taylor's house to ransack the place, but he doesn't end up doing it. Then he harasses Tom's wife just to get that stopped by Mr. Link Deas. Finally he goes after two children with a kitchen knife. Not one of those butter knifes, one of those knifes that skips the butter and cuts right through the cow! I do not see how a man could stoop to that level of hatred and desperation. I do not know the standard of his living or the pain he must go through, but I am sure I wouldn't turn to butchering little kids on Halloween. If he only had a hockey mask he could be just like Jason. If anyone has anything to say about his situation or what happened let me know.

what?

In chapter 28, who attacks Jem? And why is Bob Ewell dead? Please help...

"Mockingbird" & "Atticus"

Who do you think is the "mockingbird" now that we finished the book?

... and does anyone have an idea, now, of maybe why Scout and Jem call their dad by his first name?

help me!!

ok in chapters 22 and 23 im beginning to see scout and jem maturing and i was just wondering if you guys could give me any specific examples. this will also help with the timeline. yours truely, Slickwid

Clowns

Jem, Scout, and Dill are talking after the trial, and Dill says, "There ain't one thing I can do in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I'm gonna join the circus and laugh my head off." How is that children can see so plainly what grown people cannot (like Tom's trial, for example), and all children can do is laugh at the adults because they do not have enough influence to make a change? Maybe younger people should have some say in what goes on in our world.

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

I am offering $5 to the bounty hunter that brings me the identity or body or the head of the so called THUNDER FIST! As soon as this identity is discovered there will be an assembly to put the disgraced person on the stand for all to mock!

Bob Ewell is a tool?

During the trial Atticus embarrasses Bob Ewell. Ewell says he must get revenge on Atticus. Why must he get revenge? is he that embarrassed? Or is something else going on? Does this classify Ewell as a tool? Please fellow scholars, spill you opinions
Sincerely
~TheClap101

thunderfist revealed!!!

FROM MY RESEARCH I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT GRACE IS... THUNDERFIST!!!!!

"His food doesn't stick going down, does it?"

At Aunt Alexandra's tea party, Miss Maudie says something that was obviously of some importance but made no sense to me. After Mrs. Merriweather gets done talking about how ungrateful her slave is, Miss Maudie replies to this saying, "His food doesn't stick going down, does it?" This line immediatly shut everyone up. BUT I DON'T GET IT!! Help me out guys.

Spoiler

For those of you that havenot finished the book here is the ending.
Mr. Ewell attacks the children visciously and Boo Radley comes out of his house to rescue them. THATS RIGHT: BOO COMES OUT!
HAHA!

Scout changing?

Since Aunt Alexandra has lived with Scout we start to see her finally change into a young lady and lose her tomboy attitude. This is obviously because of how pushy Aunt Alexandra has been...but I don't think I like it!!! I liked the tomboy Scout. Why does she have to change??? Does anyone else wish she would stay herself?

Alexandra

Has anyone noticed that the more the story progresses, the less that Aunt Alexandra comes off as a snobby, nazi southern lady? When she hosts the tea party, Scout's shining chance to show off little, if any, of her lady-like manners. Scout barely protests and Alexandra isnt rude at all! this kind of dissapoints me, she made a funny strict southern lady but I like how you get to see her in depth more in the story.

Friendless Mayella :(

Why does Mayella reveal that she has 7 siblings that are unhelpful and that she had a drunken father and no friends? Why is this important to the trial? Why would Atticus ask these questions?

Another sweet video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYw0k--qNY

A scene from the dinner table..

The Ewells

I think this is a pretty accurate representation of them. Except, in my opinion, Mr. Ewell should be foaming at the mouth since he's obviously insane. Because, you know, he spat on Atticus. Ew. Filthy, filthy man.

Miss Maudie :D

In chapter 24, Aunt Alexandra hosts a Church missions tea party. The idea of a tea party for adults seems frivolous to me but I guess they did discuss matters of some importance. I thought the chapter was a bore, that is until Atticus comes storming home with news. Tom was shot because he tried to escape prison. This is really sad, but I think we all knew that Tom was the mocking bird of this story and that he would eventually die. One character I really liked in this chapter was Miss Maudie. She was very nice and helpful when Scout was embarrassed. If i was Scout, I would be very thankful for a lady such as Miss Maudie.
Also, props to Scout for being a lady! :)

YouTube Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGs8Odb6r0

To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie Trailer by HS student

Mr. Dolphus Raymond

In chapter 20, Lee shows us that Mr. Dolphus Raymond is not really a drunk. Instead, he drinks Coca Cola and continues to let people think that he is drinking whiskey, just to give them a reason to accept the way he lives. I think it is really sad when people have to hide behind a fake identity just because their lifestyle does not meet the standards of the people around them. What do you guys think?

Dolphus Raymond

Mr. Raymond is one of the absolute most intresting characters in the book. He walks around the town pretending to be completly drunk, just to have a reason for his behavior "Wh - oh yes, you mean why do I pretend? 'Well its very simple' he said. 'Some folks don't like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with 'em, I don't care if they dont like it. I do say I don't care if they don't like it, right enough - but I dont say the hell with 'em, see?" I think a lot of people could maybe relate to this, not because we are all pretend-to-be drunkards, but because a lot of people walk around trying to be someone they are not just to be accepted by others.