TKAM Found Poetry

 

"The Journaled Poems of Atticus Finch: Summer 1935" 

There's a lot of ugly things in this world.

White men cheat black men all the time,

he [Bob Ewell] is out of his mind,
The jury couldn't be expected to take Tom Robinson's words over the Ewell's

But they're still our friends and this is still our home.

I’m no idealist,
But in our courts, all men are created equal.
A defendant’s entitled to the shadow of a doubt.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers.
When a child asks you something, answer them.
"Don't say nigger, Scout. That's common."
I hope they trust me enough.
They're all I’ve got.

But despite this, I have nothing but pity in my heart.

Mayella is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance.
Stand in Bob Ewell's shoes for a minute.

Ignorance.

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Maycomb Representation Photo Analysis

I believe this photo captures what Maycomb, the fictional city of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, could have looked like if it was existent due to the strong correlation between the characteristics described in both the novel and the image, but how can I know this? In this blog, I will explain the photograph I have chosen and how it connects to Maycomb.

One of the first pieces of evidence I was able to pull from the photo is the lack of people in the area. You do not need to perform extensive analysis to observe how little people there are in the photo. The only townspeople we are able to see are a few gathered around one of the businesses, as well as a man walking across the street. But because of this, I was able to make one of the strongest correlations between the book and this image. On page 5, there contains a quote that best supports this, that being "He liked Maycomb, he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people, they knew him, and because of Simon Finch's industry, Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town." This quote shows that Maycomb was a relatively small community, meaning little population, which pertains to the photos limited amount of people lurking the streets.

Another observation I had made in the photo was the social status of a majority of the people as well as the city. With analysis, it is apparent that there are hardly any major characteristics of upper class life. The properties of the town are nice, but they do not exude wealth and aristocratic values. The clothing of the few people in the photo is most likely not what those whom belong to the high-class would wear. Because of these factors, it brought me back to Maycomb. With quotes such as "Little Chuck Little was another member of the population who didn’t know where his next meal was coming from." It is apparent that Maycomb was not an extraordinarily rich town.

 

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TKAM Character Relationships

Dill And Francis Relationship

In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, we have been given the opportunity to observe an array of chemistry, tension, and relationship development between the present characters, but one of the most notable ones that will be the center of this blog is the tension between Dill and Francis as well as their similarities and connections to our narrator/protagonist, Scout Finch.

While these two definitely have way less things in common than a lot of the other pairings in this novel, there were a few that I could draw and document. The first is their age. While these two vary drastically in personality, the can find common ground when it comes to age, seeing as that they both are quite young and around Scout's age. The second similarity I was able to draw was their energy. I found both Dill and Francis to be quite energetic for a few reasons. Once Francis had upset Scout, he had no hesitation to run away from her as swiftly as possible, showing that he has no worry to be energetic, which Dill possesses in a similar way, for he is willing to run around with Jem and Scout for hours.

Finding differences was much more simple than finding similarities, for these two are quite an odd pairing. The first thing that these two do not have in common is their class. From the book, we can tell that Francis is from a rather stable, mature family, due to his mature diction and the respect others give him, but I cannot say the same about Dill. Dill does not possess a stable family, and while he is intelligent, he does not quite get the respect his counterpart does. The second difference is their level of kindness and courtesy. It is obvious that Francis isn't afraid to voice his rather hateful opinions of Scout and those related to her, but Dill is quite a bit more kind-hearted, and he is one of the more positive children in the novel.

While both characters are close to Scout, with Francis being her cousin and Dill being her Friend, she definitely exhibits different amounts of respect towards each of them. Almost all those who have read the book can notice that Scout is not particularly fond of Francis, for he has insulted her, Atticus, and Dill multiple times. She also finds him to be quite boring and forgettable. Her views on Dill are rather different. She believes Dill to be a kind, interesting boy whom she can play with for hours on end. She is even so smittened with him that even the both of them have agreed to marry each other in the future, which really shows the difference in our narrator's feelings towards both characters.