As I continue to flip the pages of the amazing novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", the lives of Scout, Jem and Atticus continue to develop, this time introducing the conflict of the story.
With Jem and Scout receiving strange gifts in a tree hole near the Radley place, which later stopped since Mr. Radley filled up the hole with cement and snow beginning to drop around the neighborhood. With Christmas and its problems (specially for Scout) and the term nigger-lover dearly attributed to Atticus and his case on defending a Negro. With fire burning the house of Miss Maudie, a neighbor, a dog gone wild walking on the streets, with Jem and Scout having to read to Mrs. Dubose for an entire month because of a lost of temper Jem had and the death of this mentioned
lady, the story continues ending with the first part of the book and starting part two.
These last read pages mentioned several times the term nigger lover and its effects on the Finch family, mostly Jem and Scout. Since Atticus has been assigned the case of defending a Negro named Tom Robinson against a very powerful white family, he is now being called a nigger lover. This is a term that makes Jem and Scout terribly mad and makes them go out of their minds, which leads to fights between family, neighbors and classmates from school.
As the conflict of the story is introduced and is slowly developing, the interest and suspense of the novel builds up at the same speed leading to further mysteries, issues, consequences and solutions.
While I was reading this book I encountered several quotes I found essential lessons we need to apply on our daily life, however the one I found the most compelling was the following:
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." (101)
First of all, this quote made me stop and think for a while since it connects to some things my
parents used to tell me all the time when I was younger: knowing you're probably going to lose is not an excuse to not try to win and try your very best without minding who you're playing against. Furthermore, I am impressed by the way Atticus teaches his children, mostly Scout about life. He shows them so many important things about the way they should be and the way they should behave in order to be successful in the parts that matter about life. However, even if he teaches them this, he sti8ll allows them to be who they are and have their very own personalities, as rare as they may be. I find all of these qualities Atticus has essential for a father and that is what makes him such a fascinating character to me.
"This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home." (102)
To conclude this post I want to state one single quote that grabbed my attention for the confusion it brought to my mind, the quote indicates the following:
With Jem and Scout receiving strange gifts in a tree hole near the Radley place, which later stopped since Mr. Radley filled up the hole with cement and snow beginning to drop around the neighborhood. With Christmas and its problems (specially for Scout) and the term nigger-lover dearly attributed to Atticus and his case on defending a Negro. With fire burning the house of Miss Maudie, a neighbor, a dog gone wild walking on the streets, with Jem and Scout having to read to Mrs. Dubose for an entire month because of a lost of temper Jem had and the death of this mentioned lady, the story continues ending with the first part of the book and starting part two.
These last read pages mentioned several times the term nigger lover and its effects on the Finch family, mostly Jem and Scout. Since Atticus has been assigned the case of defending a Negro named Tom Robinson against a very powerful white family, he is now being called a nigger lover. This is a term that makes Jem and Scout terribly mad and makes them go out of their minds, which leads to fights between family, neighbors and classmates from school.
As the conflict of the story is introduced and is slowly developing, the interest and suspense of the novel builds up at the same speed leading to further mysteries, issues, consequences and solutions.
While I was reading this book I encountered several quotes I found essential lessons we need to apply on our daily life, however the one I found the most compelling was the following:
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." (101)
First of all, this quote made me stop and think for a while since it connects to some things my
parents used to tell me all the time when I was younger: knowing you're probably going to lose is not an excuse to not try to win and try your very best without minding who you're playing against. Furthermore, I am impressed by the way Atticus teaches his children, mostly Scout about life. He shows them so many important things about the way they should be and the way they should behave in order to be successful in the parts that matter about life. However, even if he teaches them this, he sti8ll allows them to be who they are and have their very own personalities, as rare as they may be. I find all of these qualities Atticus has essential for a father and that is what makes him such a fascinating character to me.
In addition to my comments on Atticus teachings above, I found a quote that builds up with this idea, it goes like this:
"This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home." (102)
This quote is referencing to the trial that is being held against Tom Robinson, the Negro. Atticus is the lawyer that defends Tom, however, his colleagues are the lawyers that defend the white and powerful family. Because of this Atticus is being offensively called a Nigger-Lover. Going back to
my previous point on Atticus teachings, I believe this one is a lesson that shows how nothing is more important than family and friends. By the author writing this phrase as something Atticus is telling Scout, she allows the reader to connect deeper with the character and learn a lot from him.
To conclude this post I want to state one single quote that grabbed my attention for the confusion it brought to my mind, the quote indicates the following:
"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit them, but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (119)
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