I think Atticus is a very healthy and good father. And when I say healthy I do not mean he eats greens and organic stuff, I mean he knows ho to raise his children and what to teach them, and what to hide from them without lying. Atticus comes off to me as a nice kinda person in general, and his parenting skills are the same as his lifestyle.  And there have been a few situations with Scout and Jem, one of them being with Miss Dubose and Jem tearing and cutting down all the flowers in her yard. And as a result Jem had to read to her every day after school for two hours and for a month. Atticus handled that very well like all other situations with his kids. He simply told Jem "easy does it, son, she's an old lady and she's ill. You just hold you're head high and be a gentleman. Whatever she says to you, it's you're job not to let her make you mad." And that was it. Atticus is always very calm in situations like that.

Atticus teaches his children important lessons about the world. And about being on other peoples shoes, and looking at things from a different perspective or sometimes someone else's. 

He is trying to get across lots of little messages about how to be a better person in the world, and respect and kindness.

Since the time periods are much different back then they are today (we don't go around shooting blue jays all the time) but I live with my mom, and she is really relaxed or as some say "chill" about doing homework, and jobs at first ect....  But if I don't follow through after a while she can get mad! I have quite a bit of freedom in my life and so I use it responsibly because I know it can get taken away very quickly. My mom is in general a pretty un-average mom considering that her maturity level is about as high as a 6  year old's.

changing perceptions of Boo Radley.

some of the things that happened in chapters 4-8 that changed how I thought of Boo Radley from my original opinions, were that when Jem left his pants at the Radley place, he went back to get them and they were "sowed up, not like a lady sewed ' em like somthin' I'd (Jem) try to do. All crocked." Which to me says that he is really a nice man (or boy). Although nobody has really see him, he seems really kind to me. And I think that the true Boo Radley is a man who wants to be known as a touch, scary, mean, creepy, mysterious person but on the inside is really caring and thoughtful. And not a bad person at all.

And I think that the discussion with Scout, and m.s Maudie was interesting because it really seemed like she cared for Boo, (Arthur) and it also seemed like she knew some things that maybe Scout, Jem, and Dill didn't know. And when the children were playing the "Boo Radley game" and Atticus found out about it. He wanted them to stop because he felt it rude to make fun of and mock m.r Boo Radley. I think Atticus is a good person who feels it is important to be respectful to people even if they are not respectful to others. 

First impressions of Boo Radley!!

 I think that some of the rumors about Boo Radley are true. Some of the ones I think are true are maybe that he only comes out at night. And that he was locked in his house for 15 years when he was a child. But I do not believe that he eats dead animals and that maybe the red stains on his hands are not blood stains....ever did anyone ever think of that?? could be blackberries, strawberries. Maybe he has a strawberry fetish. 

 And maybe the people of Maycomb make those things up because they want to assume that since they know he has been locked up that he is crazy. And they want to make up a reason for his seeming insanity because we all do it. It's called "gossip" and they talk about him, making lots of things up that may or may not be true which is called a "rumor"

 I think I am most like Jem, because Jem knows what he is talking about and is proud, and certain of things. but isn't mean about it. He just wants people to know he has an opinion that should be heard too.

Quote: "Im little, but Im old" -Charles Baker Harris.

Ahh the english that keeps me up till 11

Since we have started English we haven't done very much. But my favorite thing we have done so far, is the "I Am" poem. The reason I liked that project so much was because I have done something like it before in 7th grade, and it was a lot of fun. you get to chose what you want to fill in the blanks with. It can't be about anything but you can express yourself through the words of things you love/ have loved.