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.