Reflections on Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from Blessed Trinity 8th graders.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

They almost got killed and I almost got hit the second time.

In Chapter Six, Dill was going back to Mississippi in the next morning so he wanted to see Boo Radley before he left. Dill and Jem had planned to go to Boo's house in midnight without Scout. They tried not to let anyone know about it including Atticus. Scout knew what happened and she joined them. They walked slowly to the Radley Place. They came to the gate Jem touched it and it squeaked. They were in the backyard of the house. Dill said to Jem and Scout lift him up so that he could see the inside of the house. They crouched and Dill sat on their saddle. He didn't see anything when he was looking through the window. Dill, then, said they should try the back window. When they went to the window, Scout saw a shadow and so did Dill. The shadow walked slowly and stopped about a foot beyond Jem. Scout stripped when she was about halfway through the collards. At the same time, the man shot the gun in the air. All three of them got scared and ran to the schoolyard as fast as they could. They didn't know the man who shot the gun was Mr. Radley-Boo's father. Mr. Radley thought it was a thief in his backyard and he didn't know Jem, Dill, and Scout were there. After the gunshot, everyone gathered in front of Boo's house to find what was happening. No one knew that Jem, Dill, and Scout were in the Radley Place.

I find this chapter is very interesting because it reminds the time when I was young. One time, I and my two cousins try to get something (I can't remember what it was) on the roof. It was not really a roof but that was not important. The important thing was all the wires were across that place. We paid all the attentions into our work that we didn't know my grandmother was coming. She took a hanger and hit us. It was really hurt and that day was one of the memorable day in my life. My grandmother said she would tell my mom about what I had done  but she forgot. If she did remember, I would get hit the second time. No one knew about what I and my cousins did that day except my grandmother but she didn't remember it from that day until now.

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