First of all, the bottom of page 45 is the funniest the book has been yet!
I think that, Jem is very disobedient toward his father because after the whole "sending a note to Boo Radley" thing went down in the dumps, he still went there again with Dill and Scout even after Atticus told him not to.
Another comparison I have recently made was that the Radley House reminds me of Kelly Road. (: You know, everybody goes there for fun, and entertainment to see the crazy guy that lives inside, and that's where the Radley House come in to play. Everyone wants to see what Boo Radley looks like, to know if he is alive or not, so they go to his house and mess with him to answer their questions
I was wondering if it was Radley who put the items in the tree in the first place. I dont really think that it was Cunningham, and it would have had to be someone who knew what they looked like, and knew they were taking the stuff from them. And it made me wonder even more after they found the little soap carvings that looked like them.
I also dont understand why whenever something goes wrong in the town, they go and stand outside the Radley house. Like, I get it when they stood there because of the shotgun fire, but why did they stand there during the fire in Mrs. Maudie's house? My thoughts were that the house is more toward the center of the town, or it was close distance to the fire that they wouldnt get lost, and far enough away that they wouldnt get hurt.
And lastly, I wasnt understanding why if Atticus didnt defend a "nigger," he wouldnt be able to tell Jem and Scout not to do something anymore.
Great observations and questions, Alexa!
ReplyDeleteI think you are making some great connections to the Radley place. Definitely a home for a kids with great imaginations!
Depending on how far you are, I think you will get the answer about Radley. When Boo's brother fills in the knot whole, that should give you an answer. It should also make you question why his brother would do this. What is his motivation to fill it in?
The stood outside of Radley's because it was basically across the street and the safest place to stand to watch! You got it! How creepy was the blanket on Scout's shoulders when she wasn't paying attention!
Lastly, Atticus? Think about people being hypocritical. Have you ever seen/heard of someone that says one thing or holds you to a particular standard and they go against that themselves?
Now that we discussed the whole Boo connecting to the kids through gifts, I do understand how he feels and I think his motivation would be to interact with the outside world and see what its like.
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