To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 2 and 3

I don't like how Jem is acting towards Jean when they first go to school. I think he should be a helpful big brother. I also didn't like Miss. Caroline at all. It's like she got angry for Jean being a smart little girl. It's sick that teachers were able to hit children and sit them in a corner then. They should be ashamed of themselves. I hated that. I also didn't like how Jean beat up Walter because she got in trouble in school for sticking up for Walter. It's not like Walter asked her to stand up for him. She just did it. I also really don't like Jean's attitude towards Walter in the book and everything, but I liked the end of chapter three when Atticus and Jean had a father daughter talk. It was really nice.

To Kill a Mocking Bird 2+3

I do not see why Scout was punished because she described how their town worked. The teacher blew it way out of proportion. She is not from there. She needs to learn how it works and the best way to find out how it works is the kids. They will tell you everything how it is without any miss understanding. Great book still, just sort of confusing with back wood language.

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 2 and 3

In Chapters 2 and 3, I found that the style of life in the 1930s was very different compared to the way we live now. It was interesting to learn about the schooling. Miss Caroline seems like a snotty character who does not know much about style of living in Maycomb. She does not understand the Elwells or the Cunninghams. She has a difficult time to see that Walter Cunningham does not accept anything he can not give back. Also, she is very rude to Scout. I do not understand why she will not let Scout read high leveled articles and reading books. Isn't it better if a student is learning and is advanced in what they are doing?? I don't feel like she had to do that. Also in this chapter you can really see the role that Calpurnia plays. She acts as Jem's and Scout's mother, she makes them their meals and teaches them the right behavior. For an example when Walter Cunningham ate over their house she talked to Scout about being polite to Walter. Overall, I really like the novel, I like how we were able to understand the way of life better in chapters 2 and 3.

Chapter 2 and 3 To Kill a Mockingbird

In this part of the story I honestly dont understand why they ha to spend two chapters explaining about what Scout did on the first day of school. The only thing these chapter added to the story was more descriptions on Calpurnia and her purpose in there house life. The first day for Scout did help me understand more of the other "clans" in the town. Such as the Elwells and the Cunningham, and there economic status in the city. Other than this i could not find a real purpose in following Scout on her first day pf school for two chapters.

To kill a Mockingbird chapter 1

The book had a mystery as to who boo Radly was and if he was even real. People said that they had seen him but had no actual evidence. Dill dares Jem to touch Radly's house. He stabbed his father in the leg and went to jail. I knew that nothing would happen when Jem touched the house because I thought it was full of hype and they were over exaggerating. 

To Kill a Mockingbird, Ch 1, 2, 3

In the first chapter of the book, I was honestly just confused as to how all the details played into the rest of the story. I had no clue how Dill would be important to the story, nor did I really care for the tale of Boo Radley. However, I think that the whole point behind that was to try to give a cold, sympathy-worthy back story to the house for later use. In the second chapter, I was honesty just angry. The logic used by both the narrator and the teacher were extremely painful to read, and it honestly made me livid. As for the third chapter, it was just a short reconciliation of all the conflicts in the previous chapter. I didn't care much for it, as the conflicts were only minor mistakes that children often make. As for the entirety of the reading, I have no clue what direction this book is going to take.

Chapter 1

I found a quote that I really like. " The sheriff hadn't the heat to put him in jail alongside the Negroes, so Boo was locked in the courthouse basement." (pg.11) I think this proves the point that we discussed in class that even though laws might change people don't. Boo committed a crime by stabbing his father, however he was not given the same punishment that the negroes would have been given if they committed the same crime.  Its like Boo is getting special privileges that he doesn't deserve just because the color of his skin is different. Also the was that the author worded the quote by saying that the sheriff "hadn't the heart" to put him in jail with all those other people shows that blacks were still being segregated even though they were free to live their rights. Even though Boo  had committed a crime that profiled him as a criminal, the situation was overlooked because he was considered better than the people in jail.

To kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1

Chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird, was a basic detail chapter. It told us where and when the story took place. Also, it told us who the characters were. Itsabout a small Alabama town, by the name of Maycomb. They tell the long history about the town and how the narrator and her family got there. My favorite part about the book was towards the end with the Boo Radley house. It gives an eerie feel to the town and the house itself, and the last statement in the chapter about the flick of the shitter, gave just enough to make the reader create predictions in his/her head.

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1

 far To Kill a Mockingbird Is a very interesting book. The character of Boo Radley seems to be a huge question that I'm hoping to get answers to. Scouts style of writing is dramatic and I figured when she is reflecting upon her childhood and doesn't understand something she extends her vocabulary using complex words to possibly trick the reader into thinking she's smarter and understands. A quote I found "Maycomb Country had recently been told that is had nothing to fear but fear it's self." I don't quite understand it yet and I'm hoping that it will help play out later on in the book. Also in the book we meet a whole bunch of characters like Atticus the young girls father, who she calls by his first name which I don't understand. Dill an outlandish young summer neighbor. And Calpurina a house worker who is what I think an Africa American and is basically a nanny. I would like to see the story unravel and also find out more about the mysterious Radley family. 

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-3

In chapters 2 and 3, I was shocked to see how schoolteachers were back then.  When the author said that Miss Caroline Fisher, the first grade teacher at Maycomb's school, told the narrator she could not read nor write at home anymore, I stopped reading for a second or two.  A teacher forbidding a student from learning outside of school?  Today, teachers encourage students to expand their studies in any way possible.  I had expected Miss Caroline to congratulate the narrator on her success, but instead she treated it as a disease that must be gotten rid of.

To Kill A MockingBird Chapter One

Chapter one was kind of confusing... why did they mention all that stuff at the beginning with that Simon guy? Was Arthur Radley and Boo Radley the same person? Either way, that person is kind of creepy. It makes me want to sleep with all my curtains closed tonight.

To Kill a Mocking Bird Ch. 1, 2, & 3

As I started reading the first chapter I got very confused with all the background information about Scout's family in Maycomb however, as I read on in chapter one and into chapters two and three as well, I really started to enjoy the book. To be honest, when I heard we had to read this book i wasn't looking forward to it but, when i was reading it was interesting to learn how people grew up in the 1930's such as scout's family and many of her classmates. It shocked me how some of the people had to grow up living with little to no food every day and having to pay in goods instead of actual money. As for the story about the Radley's, that was really strange but interesting and I can't wait to see what happens next in the book.

Chapter one (part 2)

I want to know why she refers to her dad as atticus, and not dad? She also speaks like shes an intellegant women, when she is 8 years old... I need someone to explain this book to me, because I am lost...

Chapter One

Chapter one is confusing... How do the Radleys stay inside? And what was the situation with Arthur, scissors, and stabbing Mr. Radleys leg?

To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 1

Chapter one discusses most of the main characters. Right away, you can tell the main character, though portraying a child, is much older, wiser and smarter than she should be. She has a brother, Jem. Jem seems witty, but not always brilliant. Next, it brings us to Dill. Dill is a young fatherless boy who stirs up trouble. Because Dill is so curious, it begins to discuss Boo Radley. He is an old man and supposedly eats animals alive, but nobody really knows. 

You can tell in this time period there is serration and prejudice exists. They have a Chef who is black named Calpurina. It is obvious in the time period, dark colored people were still treated almost as slaves. 

I am curious about Boo Radley and Dill. They are both curious characters who make me wonder what they have to do with all of this, her brother breaking his arm. I want to know more about the two and their meaning. 

I am slightly confused because of the sophisticated language, but other than that it is a good book.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Before even getting into the second chapter, I was already "in" the book. In most cases, you have to read a few chapters in before you start to really understand the characters and get that feeling of being right there with them. Harper Lee,  however, gets you deeply involved right off the bat. Not only with the characters either, but with the setting as well. Although I have never had the everyday life living in the 1930's described to me before her, I do believe she would do the best job. I can picture myself walking down those old dirt roads and visualizing the scenery that those children saw everyday as "normal". Despite some minor confusions with characters, I already feel involved enough in this book to want to keep reading more.

To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 1, 2, &3

        Having read the book before I was spared the discouragement of the first three chapters.  I remember dreading reading the rest of the book having just started it, but reading these chapters has reminded me of how good of a book it is. I think this section of the book is used largely to introduce the  reader to some key characters and family's.  Scout is beginning school in these chapters, and during scouts first day of school we discover her necessity for reading, as well as the background for some family's, including the Ewells and Cunninghams.  I think scouts detailed knowledge of these family's is used to illustrate just how small of a county Maycomb is supposed to be.  I'm excited to see how I perceive the book second time around with my different perspective.

To Kill A Mocking Bird

The part that I am confused about is why Scouts teacher Miss Caroline Fisher is so aggravated that Scout knows how to read. She claims that she was not taught the correct way but when Scout was reading it seemed to me that she did just fine. The teacher should be happy that she has such a bright student rather then one who does not care about their studies. Is it really a crime that she reads with her father, or that she already knows how to write? 

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapter 1

In Harper Lee's novel, the description of the setting is really well written. You can really tell what it was like in Maycomb County. You can see that "Maycomb [is] an old town and in [the] rainy weather the streets turned to red slop, grass grew on the sidewalks , [and] he courthouse sagged in the square." (pg.5) Harper Lee really describes what it is like to live in Maycomb, almost feeling like you are really there! She shows you what the 1930s were really like.With the character Dill who just moved next door to Scout and Jem , both brother and sister ask him about his father, however Dill does not answer. I'm wondering what the big secret is with Dill that he won't discuss what happened to his father or why he is out of the picture in his life.  With the characters, Harper Lee writes very well to explain who they are and what their personality is like. The Radley's are described as being different and keeping to themselves. As most people in Maycomb go to church, they however do not and worship at home. Lastly, I really like Dill as a character, I feel like he will be a fun character in the novel and will make the most of everything just like he dared Jem to touch the Radley's house. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the story!

TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

The first chapter of this story didn't really have me into  the book as most  stories would, but as I got into the first 3 chapters I really got a grip on earlier time periods such as the 1930's. People didn't exactly have set in stone rules, a lot of people went by there own rule book and as Scout and Jem learned, life wasn't always what it seemed and back then really represented that well, not as in it is good but in how the world has changed and there still isn't  segregation. The negroes wouldn't walk exactly by The Radley residence they would walk off the beaten path just to get home, would people do that nowadays? Not all of the time but it still happens and I think that really goes to show something, and that this books connects well to our present time and our upcoming future as a society that is supposedly in unity.