Responding To Kill a Mockingbird, One through Eleven

Personal Response
After reading about Scout's experiences, I remember about when I was 4 or 5 years old, I often played truth or dare with my friends in my kindergarden and i always chooses the dare instead of the truth.

Analyzing Literature-Recall and Interpret

1.They thought that Boo was mad and was scared of him (Miss Stephanie Crawford said that one day, Boo was sitting in the living-room cutting some items from The Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room and Boo drove the scissors into Mr Radley's leg and pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.)but they were at the same time, curious of him by making dares about going to the Radley Place such as touching the house and trying to give a note to Boo.

2.Scout and Jem found a ball, soap figures of themselves, chewing gums, Indian-heads, a spelling medal and a pocket watch on a chain with an aluminum knife in the knothole of the Radley tree. This and Miss Maudie's explanation of the Radleys suggest that Boo may not be the monster the children imagine him to be.

3. Scout gets into fights with Cecil Jacobs and her cousin Francis because they call Atticus a nigger-lover, but Scout although not knowing what it means, thought that it was an insult and gets into fights with them. Their response suggests that Maycomb is a racist community. And Scout's response reveal that she doesn't like people badmouthing Atticus and that she is very tom-boyish, rash and violent.

Analyzing Literature-Evaluate and Connect

4. In both cases, Atticus has the courage to try and is willing to put in effort in doing it.

5. I would describe him as a good parent with effective methods of teaching. He wants his children to be on the right path but at the same time, explore themselves by giving them the freedom. But when they go to the wrong track, Atticus will bring them back onto the right path. Then, his children will have a all-rounded and fun childhood. Atticus wants to teach them that everyone have their own ways and that they should respect them.