Chapter #1
What would you think if you had a neighbor that never came out of their house? How might your imagination play a role in your perception of this neighbor?
Chapter #2
What do you remember about your first day of school? How was Scout's first day different than your first day of school?
Chapter #3
Cal seems to have taken over the mother's role in the family, why do you think she is so hard on Scout all of the time?
Chapter #4
Do you think someone is leaving these items in the tree to be found, or are they trying to hide them from others? At this point in the story, who do you think is leaving items in the tree?
Chapter #5
Why do you think Atticus is so angry when he catches the children trying to pass a note to Boo?
11 comments:
If I had a neighbor who never came out of his house I would think that they were paranoid. Also that the less you know about someone the less you understand about them.
If I lived next door to a neighbor who never came out of their house, I would suspect something was up. Maybe the neighbor had a fear. Like in a movie I saw, one of the characters was afraid of the sun. Maybe a fear could be a key factor in why the neighbor didn’t come out of their house. Another suspicion I might have is if they were doing something that they didn’t want anybody to see or know about. Like building a new invention. But this is where many people start to imagine things that might not be true. This happened to me, when I heard somebody knocking on my door and I didn’t answer it, the person looked in the window and saw me running up the stairs. I automatically had the assumption that this person was bad. There you have it, people have, and always will assume the worst in people. And more often then not, you will be surprised. (In my case it turned out it was a man dropping off flowers.)
I would think my neighbor was crazy if they never came out of their house. I would probably assume they had some severe issues. They could be afraid of something. They also could be trying to avoid something or someone. They could have had something tragic happen to them in their past. I also think they'd be very lonely never leaving their house.
What I remember about my first day of school is a blur, but I remember exactly what i was wearing. My nana bought a blue lace dress for me at a yard sale, and I fell in love with it the minute she gave it to me. I put it on the night before and fell asleep in it because I was so excited to wear it. I walked all the way to my school, Gerry, and showed it off to my teachers and all my new friends. Then I walked home to my nana's house and told her about all the compliments I got on the dress she got especially for me. I still have it in a box in the attic. On Scout's first day of school, she was hit on the back of her hand with a ruler. They don't do that to children anymore. She also showed her teacher, Ms. Caroline, that she could read, but she didn't like that. She told her to stop letting her father teach her, when in fact Scout was teaching herself. Ms. Caroline was annoyed that she could read, but then again, she was annoyed with a lot of the things Scout did. Scout's first day of school was very different then my first day of school, and many events happened on that one day for Scout.
Ellie,
Very good response! I loved your comparison with Scout. Scout was reading at a different grade level and you are correct Ms.Caroline was not too impressed. Sounds like you had a wonderful first day!
Anonymous,
You bring up some good points about getting to know someone. Interesting, paranoid you say? At this point in the novel why do you think he is paranoid?
Kaitlin,
You are so right about human nature. The less we know, the more our imagination can get away from us. It is also true that we tend to think the worst, without knowing the entire story. There could be endless reasons why The Radleys stayed inside, but Jem, Scout and Dill of course assumed the worst. Thanks for responding
Emily,
You or I would probably be very lonely staying in the house all the time, but some people do not like to be around others and leave the comfort and security of their homes. You would assume just as I would that there was something very strange or tragic in the house. Thanks for responding
Chapter 1
If I had a neighbor that never came out of their house, I would think that something was wrong. I would assume that the neighbor was terribly ill, or had a fear that prevented him from leaving the house. However in reality, the neighbor could be just fine. When people do not know enough about someone, they usually asume something bad has happened. Their imaginations turn a neighbor who they do not nessecerily see, into a mean and cruel old man who would kill you if you bothered them.
Chapter 2
I do not really remember my first day of school vividly. I remember just a few things. I mainly remember how nervous I was when I met my teacher, Mrs. Shapiro, and my class. I did not know what to expect, also adding to my stress. In the end my first day of school turned out to be great, unlike Scout's first day. Scout was smacked on the hands with a ruler and then put in a corner for the rest of the day. Today, teachers are not permitted to beat their students, which is great. Now students do not have to worry about angering the teacher to the point of being smacked with a ruler.
Braden,
You are right about our imaginations, we can get very carried away filling in our thoughts on a situation - maybe, in the future we can all stop jumping to conclusions so fast. I am glad that teachers have changed over the years. I am still a little confused why Scout's teacher was so angry that she could read. Today when students can read when they enter school it is a great, and we love to build on what they already know. Thanks for responding.
Sonnie
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