Tuesday, December 9, 2014

"To Kill a Mockingbird" By:Stanley Suter SPOILERS!!!

          Prompt-Who is you favorite character? Who is your least Favorite character? Why?


          This week I have been reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird" By Harper Lee, and I've liked it much more than I thought I would. I've also read a little bit further than the rest of my classmates, so unless you are on chapter 25 (or if you want a summary), you should probably leave the page. Anyway, so far the case has just finished, and Tom was found guilty. However, he isn't being sentenced directly to death, instead he has been appealed to a higher court, which Atticus thinks will have a less racist/bias jury. In thanks, the black community of Tom's church has sent them piles and piles of food in appreciation. I wouldn't like to give any more spoilers, so I'll just go to the prompt.

         My favorite character would probably be Jeremy Finch, because he has the child like fun to him, while still being a little bit mature and knowing. He has a good amount of control over scout, and doesn't get beaten as much as her, but he isn't completely serious or boring either. He likes making schemes to get out of the house, and do things that his father and Aunt explicitly tell him not to do. He understood what his Father's strategy was in opening Tom's faults right at the beginning,  and making him look more open and less guilty, while showing he was a good man. I do not like that he spanks his own sister, that's just a little weird.

          My least favorite character would be Aunt Alexandra. She completely butted into Scout's life, and she continually forbids the children from doing regular things, like going to the trial. She has to know where they are every second of the day and they're not used to it, so it usually never works out well for either party. If Atticus dies, the first thing Aunt Alexandra would do would be to fire Calpernia, even though she raised and taught the children most of what they know. That is why I despise Aunt Alexandra.

         

1 comment:

  1. Stan - I very much appreciate that you talked about your favorite/least favorite characters. Make sure you go to my blog to see the directions for this week's prompt. Also, how does Forest Gump connect to TKAM?

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