Second, I learned how to put myself in other people's shoes and see what really happens before I judge them. If I judge them without knowing anything about them, I am not a tolerant person. If we see a man cries, maybe his mother just passed away or something bad has happened to him. If we see a student who frequently skips school or gets a bad grades, maybe that student has to work to help his/her parents. We cannot judge anyone unless we step in their shoes and see thing from their point of view.
Third, this book gives me a lot of lessons about high moral standard. I don't know if there is anyone that acts exactly like Atticus in real world. I hope there is. His moral standard is so high that at the end of the book, before Mr. Tate told him Boo was the one who killed Bob, Atticus wanted to go to court with Jem because he thought Jem killed Bob. Although he knew that Jem would be found innocent, he still wanted to make it clear so people would not talk about it anymore. I always want to act like Atticus but sometimes I just give up because I'm too scared to tell the truth, to admit what I did was wrong.
After finishing this book, I felt sorry for a lot of characters in the book but I especially felt sorry for Tom Robinson. He didn't do anything wrong yet he had to go to jail and then committed suicide. He wanted to free himself from the world that is full of ignorance people. He had no hope when he heard the guilty verdict. . He was a big mockingbird in this book. If people in Maycomb took a little time to think about what they did to Tom, they might think that "most people are nice when you finally see them".
Thank you Mr. Boyle for a wonderful book. I really want to see the movie on Thursday. Can't wait!!
Why seventeen instead of one
Everyone feels guilty
But now the mockingbird is dead
Nhi, this was a really great. I really liked how you added the part about where not to judge people. I think it is especially important when you are judging a person because they miss school. It might be because they need to help family, or simply because they are sick, or are visiting a school. It was a very good post, and I could really tell how you are going to miss the book. I like your poem at the end, and I think that you should definitely add that to your poem. Overall it was very great. Can't wait to read them for "A Christmas Carol".
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Nhi I really love your post. You talked very thoroughly about the things that you learned from the book. I think putting yourself in other people's shoes can be hard and you did a good job using school students as an example. I have to agree with you on your other points as well. I too feel sorry for Tom's unfair death and I also can't wait for the movie.
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