Extending the Theme

The novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" spoke to me in several different ways. The first part of the book was very very boring, and I didn't think I would ever be able to get into it. Finally it started getting better and better and I realized there were some harsh things and some good life lessons. The book really spoke to me and made me really think about life back then.

 First, it kind of showed me how life was back then and how difficult it was for blacks. It showed me everything that they had to go through and made me feel almost mad because I don't think they deserved to go through that. It was really cruel and wrong. It showed me to not take anything for granted and to treat people with respect. I really admired Atticus in this book, even though I pictured him as a wise grandfather than a father. He stood up for what he believed in even when it completely went against the moral beliefs of the town. I admired his willingnesss to stand up for Tom Robinson and at least try to win his case. That taught me to be brave and stand up for whats right.

Second, this book taught me about doing the right thing to do. When Tom Robinson was convicted, the whole town knew he was innocent at the trial, but they just couldn't convict a white man over a black man. Even the judge tried to convince the jury to find Tom Robinson innocent but they just couldn't. They should have convicted Bob Ewell because he was the one that beat up his own daughter but he didn't get in trouble. If they did the right thing then it would have been better for everyone. The free man would be free, life would be better for the Ewell kids because they wouldn't have a drunk and hurtful father, and the town would have one less bad person in their society.

My Boo Radley

My Boo Radley really isn't a person, its more of a thing. My Boo Radley would have to be horror movies. I remember as a little kid always seeing these horror movie trailers on television and not really understanding who would want to watch that sort of thing. I thought the previews were scary but i also thought that it was kind of scary that people would want to watch that sort of thing. The ones that scared me the most were the really bloody ones and ones were they randomly killed people. I thought the kids or adults who watched those were sort of like a devil person and that really scared me. Later on it made more sense to me why they would watch those but as a kid I didn't understand at all. I see now that the main reason people watch those are for the thrill and excitement, but as a little kid that just didn't translate to me. I now have sorta become a fan of horror movies, but I still do not like the really bloody ones.

Blog intro

I see myself as a good reader and a pretty good writer. I enjoy English and want to have fun and get better at it. Personally I don't take a lot of things too seriously because I like to have fun! I need to be good at English and proceed in getting better for colleges to appreciate my resume` more. I think English is really important in your student school career to learn and appreciate the language we speak and to learn about famous writers and their novels. English will help me to become a better person academically and personally by teaching me and showing me that there is a lot more to just English than spelling words and reading easy books. I'm extremely glad that i have the opportunity to do honors English because it gives me the opportunity to be one step ahead of everyone else in the pack (meaning everyone else in our grade), and helps so I can go on to take AP English which will look really good on my college application.