Judging People

They have razor sharp teeth in 48 rows. Eyes as dark as the night itself. Swimming away is useless when the beast can swim 20-24 mph. But behind that, is there a warm hearts under sandpaper like, shark, skin? People nowadays judge others based on their appearance and what they had done in the past. Whenever people see sharks they believe they are going to rip their face off. We also judged people like in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. In Maycomb, people should've learn to talk bad about people before you even met them.

During the time this book was written there was a lot of racism. So in court, people would've rather believe a white woman with a unlikely story than a black man with a perfect alibi. Tom Robinson was a victim of this. Dependable people in the story like Atticus, Scout, and Jem believed and knew Tom was not guilty. They didn't judge him by the color of his skin like everyone else.

Everyone else also believed that the Cunninghams had a bad social status. All of Maycomb knew that the Cunninghams were a very poor family. People were very cautious of who they hung around with because image was everything at this time. If you were having fun with someone who is poor then that would be humiliating. Although  the Cunninghams were poor, they had pride. Money was offered to the Cunninghams ,but they would say no because they didn't make the money themselves.

Everybody has flaws, even sharks. People are afraid of them because of their appearance when in reality they are harmless creatures. They only attack if you look like its prey, that's why surfers get attacked. Surfers look like sea turtles when they are in their boards. So people are afraid of sharks for the wrong reasons, just like Tom Robinson and the Cunninghams. We should not judge books by their covers.

Scouts Point of View

In this book To Kill A Mockingbird, It is in Scout's view. Scout tells the story at different ages, but it starts out as an adult and tells about her brother, Jem, breaking his arm. Then she goes back to the age of 6 where it all starts. As a 6 year-old she would misinterpret things, making this a non-reliable source. One example was when she told Ms. Caroline that Will Cunningham is poor. As a adult you would find that really rude and think that she was making fun of him, but to Scout she was telling her who Will is.

Later in the book she grows older and reaches the age of 9. By now she understands more things, but not much about the town and racism. The case with Tom Robinson came up she asked her dad, his lawyer, if he had a chance to live. He said no. She didn't think that was fair, but in this time a white woman's word is taken more than a black man's.

I believe the story would be more reliable in Atticus's point of view. He understands what the situation is and he can understand the society in this time. He is also a good adult. Most of the other adults didn't believe in the innocent, except Atticus.

Cunninghams and Tom Robinson

There are some people in Maycomb that are good people, that they believe that the Cunninghams  are good people and that Tom Robinson is not guilty, but other than Jem, Scout, and Atticus, they don't believe in both. In third or fourth chapter of the book Scout and Jem tell Will Cunningham that he could come over for dinner. Once they brought him to their home, Aunt Alexandria didn't want Will there. But them Tom Robinson's case came up and she believes that he is just a regular person we should treat him the same. So why are the Cuunninghams any different?

Prim in the Room

Authors Note: In class we had to pick a character from the novel we are reading and I decided to use Prim from the Hunger Games. I might add more t this in the future because there is so much I could do.

She walks into the room. Beautiful blonde hair tries to disguise her tears. She wipes eyes and tries to show no fear just like her sister. Her eyes have dark circles from the sleepless nights since the reaping. Colors are lost in her summer dress that has patches covering rips and tears. She tries to stand tall but there is an awkwardness in here stance. When she finally lifts up her head she looks around, amazed by all the technology and food we have. From lack of food she walks around the room as weak as a new-born baby deer. She recognizes a mural we have above our cabinets, she says her father used to whistle to these birds and respond back with the same tune. I ask her what her name is and she replied Prim.

Should I Speak?

An average child starts talking around the ages 2 or 3. After they know how to talk in full sentences and you will give them anything for them to shut up. But what if they didn’t even try speaking? Melinda, in the book Speak, has no desire to talk because she thinks there will be consequences. Everyone who had spoken in the book had to suffer something. For Rachel it was 500 word essays for the class, David had to go to the principal’s office, but Melinda was raped. Was the better solution to not tell anyone or should have been to speak up?

After Melinda called the cops, everyone at the party got busted. She didn’t tell her classmates why she called the cops and so her whole grade despises her. Her colleagues would have understand why she called the cops and she would still have them.  Melinda didn’t think about what would have happened and much better her life could’ve been if she told the truth. If she had told the cops she would have sympathy from her classmates, more friends, and she would talk more.

If she had talked more, she would also have a better family. Before the incident, Melinda didn’t say her parents hated her. On page 70, Melinda believes that her parents don’t love her as much as they did before, because she is just like her mother and father. She explained this during a biology lab with apples. It smelled like the time she picked apples with her family and they were all happy.  But after the party she didn’t have great communication with her family.

Talking is a very important skill in life. It helps expressing yourself and haves opinions. If you don’t talk, then you will have trouble in life like Melinda.