To Kill a Mockingbird(Round 3)

Book Update/Coming of Age Connection

    The book I am reading is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. So far, it is about the trial of Tom Robinson, who was accused by the Ewell family of raping their daughter. Aunt Alexandra has come to visit and wants Scout to act more ladylike, though Scout despises the idea. One coming of characteristic in the story is having an education outside of school. Scout learns a lot about the injustices of life through Atticus. Also, when Calpurnia takes her to her church, Scout learns how black people worship at church.

Characterization

    A character I would like to interview is Atticus Finch. 
1. How do you stay so calm when other people say bad things about you?
        I would ask him this because Atticus always seems to keep his cool when Scout complains that someone said something bad about him. Also, he doesn't seem to care that the whole town thinks he's crazy.

2. Do you think Aunt Alexandra is a good influence on Scout?
        I would ask him this because he always acts nice to her but it seems like he would rather not have her at their house.

3. What made you decide to become a lawyer?
        I would ask him this because Atticus is passionate about his job and there must have been something in his life that pushed him to study to become a lawyer.

Characterization 2

    The story might be different if Scout, the main character was a boy. Aunt Alexandra wouldn't be so obsessed with making Scout behave like a girl. Also, she wouldn't have gotten "engaged" to Dill, and their friendship might be different. The relationship between Scout and Jem would change too. They would be brothers, and that might make them closer.

Setting

    If this story took place in our present, things would be a lot different. First, there are no more segregation laws so there would be less racism in the story. Atticus defending a black man would be completely normal and wouldn't solicit rude remarks from the residents of Maycomb.

Conflict

    Scout just made the decision come out of hiding and run to Atticus after following him to the county jail. The advice I would have given her is not to run out because she doesn't know the people who are talking to him. She might also get hurt by the strange men. I would tell her that there is a reason that Atticus didn't tell her where he is going.

Connection

    I would jump into the story in the part when the trial starts. I would like to see the trial of Tom Robinson and Atticus in action. The story would change with my arrival because it would be strange to see an Indian person in the 1930's in the United States.