Laura’s Comments (group member since Jan 25, 2012)

Laura’s comments from the Hollinger: 1 Spring 2012 group.

1. I do think "To Kill a Mockingbird" is an appropriate title for the book. Because "To Kill a Mockingbird" means to kill innocence. In this book the innocence of Atticus and Boo Radley is killed by people who hate and dislike them. Atticus is innocent because all he was trying to do is help a colored person win a case. However, people started to get furious at the fact he was doing that and even trying to kill Atticus and we can see that we he says: "When a man says he's gonna get you, looks like he means it." "He meant it when he said it, said Atticus" Boo Radley on the other side is juged by being scary and mean. When in reality he is just an old man living inside his house. We can prove that Boo Radley isn't scary or mean because 1: he leaves presents for Jem and Scout on the tree 2: he returns their pants neat and folded and 3: he helps Scout out in the middle of a fire by giving a blanket her.

2. In this story my faviorite character would be Atticus because he is a person that doesn't care what people say about him. He just does what he thinks its right not basing it on what most of the people think is right. He goes by what his mind and heart says. We can see that in the conversation he has with Scout. When Scout askes him if he really is a nigger lover, and his reply is: "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody...I'm hard put--baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you."

3. In my opinion I think it depends in what condition you see the person. For example: if i was to see a guy drunk and beating someone up from a distance, I can immediatly tell he is a bad guy. But in this novel there were some rumors going on about Boo Radley like "People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows." and "When people's azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he breathed on them." These were rumors that were going on threw this town but they never proved it was the truth. Atticus however is able to see the good side in people because he doesn't judge them just by their characteristics. He has no problems with people unless those people have problems with him. As long as those people are nice to him, he considers them nice.