Journal #6
5/23/10
By Brendan Rodisch
Prompt #3
I think that if Jem and Scout had their mother still, it would make a big difference in the book. For one thing Calpurnia would not be working for the Finch’s. She is only there to be a makeshift mom to scout and Jem. Also Scout would probably behave more lady like if she had a mother around. This is because her mom would teach her how to act like a lady.
Atticus also would be happier. He wouldn’t need to work so much because he wouldn’t have to pay Calpurnia anymore. Also the kids would have a harder time sneaking out at night.
I think the author didn’t give Scout a mother because the book would be happier and it wouldn’t have been as much fun to read. Without Scout having a mother Atticus has all these people complaining on the way he is raising his children. Also Scout wouldn’t be as violent, which would be boring. I think it was a smart idea to not give Scout and Jem a mother.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
By Brendan Rodisch
Journal #5
Perspective of Atticus
Chapters 12-14
A while back I had to leave on an important trip. I left Scout and Jem with Cal. I totally forgot that they had to go to church. I wasn’t there but they told me the church that Calpurnia took them to was very different from ours. It had none of the ecclesiastical things that the normal church had. No instruments. Apparently they all sang together. Also the reverend was collecting money from the folks at church for Tom Robinson’s wife. The reverend wouldn’t let anybody leave until he had acquired enough money.
Also I forgot to tell Jem and Scout that aunt Alexandra was coming to live with us. I know they don’t particularly like her, but I did not want to antagonize her by not letting her live with us. She tells a lot of gossip and really disapproves of Calpurnia and the way I am raising Scout. But I think Calpurnia is good compensation for a mother of Scout.
Today the two kids got in a fight. I haven’t seen them fight like this ever. When they finally emerged from the fight they weren’t bruised to badly. Also scout found Dill under her bed. Apparently he had run off. He said his parents ignored him too much. So I said he could stay as long as he lived with his aunt. That is what he did.
Journal #5
Perspective of Atticus
Chapters 12-14
A while back I had to leave on an important trip. I left Scout and Jem with Cal. I totally forgot that they had to go to church. I wasn’t there but they told me the church that Calpurnia took them to was very different from ours. It had none of the ecclesiastical things that the normal church had. No instruments. Apparently they all sang together. Also the reverend was collecting money from the folks at church for Tom Robinson’s wife. The reverend wouldn’t let anybody leave until he had acquired enough money.
Also I forgot to tell Jem and Scout that aunt Alexandra was coming to live with us. I know they don’t particularly like her, but I did not want to antagonize her by not letting her live with us. She tells a lot of gossip and really disapproves of Calpurnia and the way I am raising Scout. But I think Calpurnia is good compensation for a mother of Scout.
Today the two kids got in a fight. I haven’t seen them fight like this ever. When they finally emerged from the fight they weren’t bruised to badly. Also scout found Dill under her bed. Apparently he had run off. He said his parents ignored him too much. So I said he could stay as long as he lived with his aunt. That is what he did.
Friday, May 14, 2010
By: Brendan Rodisch
Journal #4
Chapters 10-12
Perspective: Scout
A few days ago me and Jem wanted to see if our daddy had any talents of much perplexity. We talked to Miss Maudie and she told us that he could play the harp and was really good at checkers. We were surprised but continued playing around in the yard. Then ol' Tim Johnson started walking towards us and Calpurnia freaks out. She calls everyone in town and tells them a rabid dog is lose. The sheriff comes in his car with our daddy, and he tells our daddy to shoot the dog. I did not think my dad had many talents, but he just crouches and hit the dog dead on. I try to talk to him about it but Jem stops me and says not to tell anyone that daddy can shoot a gun. Says if he wanted us to know he would have told us he entrusted us not to tell anyone at school.
One day Jem and I go to the store to go get him a toy train and me a baton, when Mrs. Dobuse starts harassing us. Says our father is some word I don't know. She says it the same way that made me punch Francis.We are acquinted with her and we hurry past her house. Then on our way back Jem takes my Baton and cuts all of the flowers in Mrs. Dobuse's yard. When daddy gets home Jem has to go talk to her. She said that he had to read to her everyday for a month.Her house was very isolated. So Jem and I do that and try to forget that month. Soon after she dies. Daddy said she was a morphine addict and that is why she died.
Today our daddy was out of town, we were debating on what to do but Cal decided to take us to church. We went to her Negro church and it was weird. They had no hymn books and sang all-together. It was really weird. The church was collecting money for Tom Robinson's wife. When the collection came around, there wasn't enough money, so he didn't let anyone leave until after he had raised ten dollars. Then when we got back home and we found out aunt Alexandra was there and that she was staying with us.
Journal #4
Chapters 10-12
Perspective: Scout
A few days ago me and Jem wanted to see if our daddy had any talents of much perplexity. We talked to Miss Maudie and she told us that he could play the harp and was really good at checkers. We were surprised but continued playing around in the yard. Then ol' Tim Johnson started walking towards us and Calpurnia freaks out. She calls everyone in town and tells them a rabid dog is lose. The sheriff comes in his car with our daddy, and he tells our daddy to shoot the dog. I did not think my dad had many talents, but he just crouches and hit the dog dead on. I try to talk to him about it but Jem stops me and says not to tell anyone that daddy can shoot a gun. Says if he wanted us to know he would have told us he entrusted us not to tell anyone at school.
One day Jem and I go to the store to go get him a toy train and me a baton, when Mrs. Dobuse starts harassing us. Says our father is some word I don't know. She says it the same way that made me punch Francis.We are acquinted with her and we hurry past her house. Then on our way back Jem takes my Baton and cuts all of the flowers in Mrs. Dobuse's yard. When daddy gets home Jem has to go talk to her. She said that he had to read to her everyday for a month.Her house was very isolated. So Jem and I do that and try to forget that month. Soon after she dies. Daddy said she was a morphine addict and that is why she died.
Today our daddy was out of town, we were debating on what to do but Cal decided to take us to church. We went to her Negro church and it was weird. They had no hymn books and sang all-together. It was really weird. The church was collecting money for Tom Robinson's wife. When the collection came around, there wasn't enough money, so he didn't let anyone leave until after he had raised ten dollars. Then when we got back home and we found out aunt Alexandra was there and that she was staying with us.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Journal #3
Chapters 8 & 9
Perspective Jem
By Brendan Rodisch
Today I made I snowman with my sister. This is the first time in my life that it has ever snowed in Maycomb and I am happy. The only thing is that there wasn’t much snow, so we made the base of the snowman with dirt and then covered the dirt with snow. He looked downright decent.
That night my father woke my sister and me up in the middle of the night. The fact that papa wouldn’t say anything tormented me. We left our house in the freezing cold and saw that Miss Maudie’s house was burning. I was worried that our house would burn to, but papa told me it wouldn’t. Me and my sister went and sat in front of the Radley place quibbling as we watched the house burn.
When we came back in my sister had a mysterious blanket around her and we unanimously knew that Boo Radley must have given it to her. The chameleon must have come right up behind us and placed it on her without her knowing.
Soon Christmas came and we spent the holidays with our family. I didn’t really spend much time with scout until I heard that she had punched our cousin in the face. Then we left for home before the end of the gathering. I tried to talk to her but she was a master of evasion. I still want to tell her about that night when I went to go get my pants.
Chapters 8 & 9
Perspective Jem
By Brendan Rodisch
Today I made I snowman with my sister. This is the first time in my life that it has ever snowed in Maycomb and I am happy. The only thing is that there wasn’t much snow, so we made the base of the snowman with dirt and then covered the dirt with snow. He looked downright decent.
That night my father woke my sister and me up in the middle of the night. The fact that papa wouldn’t say anything tormented me. We left our house in the freezing cold and saw that Miss Maudie’s house was burning. I was worried that our house would burn to, but papa told me it wouldn’t. Me and my sister went and sat in front of the Radley place quibbling as we watched the house burn.
When we came back in my sister had a mysterious blanket around her and we unanimously knew that Boo Radley must have given it to her. The chameleon must have come right up behind us and placed it on her without her knowing.
Soon Christmas came and we spent the holidays with our family. I didn’t really spend much time with scout until I heard that she had punched our cousin in the face. Then we left for home before the end of the gathering. I tried to talk to her but she was a master of evasion. I still want to tell her about that night when I went to go get my pants.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Journal #2
Chapter 4-7
Perspective of Jem
By Brendan Rodisch
Well it was real boring but I finally did it. I’m done with the fifth grade. I am rally glad that dill has come back. He is a lot of fun. We have started a new game; it is called “The Radleys.” Basically we all act like members of the Radley family. I am Boo, scout’s Mrs. Radley, and dill is Mr. Radley. However papa doesn’t want us playing that game anymore so now we are bored. Dill and me have been coming up with schemes to talk to Boo Radley. My sister doesn’t want to talk to him so we have not been playing with her. One day we tried to give a note to Boo, but our dad found us and stopped us. I still had more plans in store.
On the night before Dill left to go back home for school, we convinced my sister to help us in our best scheme yet. We were going to go to the Radley’s house and look in the open window to try and see Boo. My papa said not to bother the Radley’s but I couldn’t help it. So we all stayed up late that night and at around midnight we crept out. We went around the back and crawled under the fence. I was to short to see through the window so Dill and Scout helped me up. I didn’t see anything, it was to dark. But there was a faint light coming from a back window. I decided to take a look.
I crawled up onto the patio, which looked really scary. I got ready to look through the window when I saw a shadow pass by me from inside the house. We were running back to the fence as fast as we could. BANG!! A gun shot rang through the air. We left as quickly as possible but my pant legs got caught so I left them and ran back home with the other two kids. When we got back my papa asked were my pants were, Dill said he won them in poker. My dad was angry and I knew it. I had to get those pants back. Later that night I crawled out of bed and ran back to the Radley’s and got my pants back. They were not were I left them though, they were folded and hung up on the fence. Without thinking about it, I grabbed them and ran back home.
Chapter 4-7
Perspective of Jem
By Brendan Rodisch
Well it was real boring but I finally did it. I’m done with the fifth grade. I am rally glad that dill has come back. He is a lot of fun. We have started a new game; it is called “The Radleys.” Basically we all act like members of the Radley family. I am Boo, scout’s Mrs. Radley, and dill is Mr. Radley. However papa doesn’t want us playing that game anymore so now we are bored. Dill and me have been coming up with schemes to talk to Boo Radley. My sister doesn’t want to talk to him so we have not been playing with her. One day we tried to give a note to Boo, but our dad found us and stopped us. I still had more plans in store.
On the night before Dill left to go back home for school, we convinced my sister to help us in our best scheme yet. We were going to go to the Radley’s house and look in the open window to try and see Boo. My papa said not to bother the Radley’s but I couldn’t help it. So we all stayed up late that night and at around midnight we crept out. We went around the back and crawled under the fence. I was to short to see through the window so Dill and Scout helped me up. I didn’t see anything, it was to dark. But there was a faint light coming from a back window. I decided to take a look.
I crawled up onto the patio, which looked really scary. I got ready to look through the window when I saw a shadow pass by me from inside the house. We were running back to the fence as fast as we could. BANG!! A gun shot rang through the air. We left as quickly as possible but my pant legs got caught so I left them and ran back home with the other two kids. When we got back my papa asked were my pants were, Dill said he won them in poker. My dad was angry and I knew it. I had to get those pants back. Later that night I crawled out of bed and ran back to the Radley’s and got my pants back. They were not were I left them though, they were folded and hung up on the fence. Without thinking about it, I grabbed them and ran back home.
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