Hey guys. I'm really glad my tests are over! Overall results are not too bad:) Anyway, today i will be talking about Chapter 4 of TKAM! HAHAS. These chapters are about the children finding mysterious gifts in a tree, what's more interesting is the person who is giving out free toys...ANd also, Scout was in the Radley's yard for the 1st time!(Accidentally)
1) Scout and Jem found several things in the knot-hole:Chewing gum..two scrubbed and polished pennies. One possible 'benefactor' is definetly not Nathan Radley.He was known to be very strict and stern, someone who can't stand nonsense.(Furthermore, it was proven he wasn't as he later on cemented the knot-hole)
You might ask why did Nathan cemented up the knot-hole. Well, Nathan claimed that "the tree's dying", that's why he has to "plug'em with cement when they're sick" VS THE TRUTH: Evidence that Nathan is lying(pg 69): Conversation b/w Jem and Atticus. Atticus says that he "don't think so. Look at the ;eaves, they're all green and full, no brown patches anywhere"
When the real reason for cementing the hole was very likely because Nathan saw a frinedship b'w Boo and the children building up. Seen by the letter Jem and Scout wrote to thank the person who was giving them all the gifts(Boo) Hence, Nathan wanted to cut off all human contact bw Boo and the children. nathan is being cruel as he still sees Boo as a disgrace to his family for what he has done in the past, Therefore wanting to carry on the ounishment their father gave to Boo.
2)Scout in Radley's hse: Scout, jem and Dill were rolling tyre. Jem ' was offended by scout contradicting him on Hot steams". thus, gave Scout a Hard push on the tyre. UNfortunately, the tyre with scout riding on it, rolled to the Radley's yard.Jem was terrified and started screaming at Scout, asking her to get out of there. Reslut: "someone inside the house was laughing"
SIGNIFICANCE: It was Boo who actually Laughed. This is of great significance because Boo was not what Jem and Scout imagined to be, a monster. When in fact, he is a person who enjoys laughter in life and is easly amused by the children's antics.He is very different from his brother. In fact, it seems as though he is alot more likable than Nathan and a lot less frightening than what the children perceived him to be.
3)CHAPTER 7: Jem growing up.
Eg(pg 67) jem said"i don't get, i just.." Yhis is an example of Jem growing up as he was beginning to process more thoughts in his mind, beginning to see the light that Boo was not a monster as he imagined to be( refer to chpt 1 and 2), now that he more or less concluded from the incident of the sewn pants and the gifts in the knot-hole.
ANother eg(Pg 69): Jem" had been crying ; his face was dirty in the right places" He cried for the 1st time in scout's memory. this is hence an evidence of Jem growing up as he is affected and moans for a loss in Friendship. We see now that Jem treasures friends and that is a very mature thinking.
4)CHAPTER 7:Jem's pants(relating to Boo's character)
WHen Jem went back to get back his pants, 'they were folded across the fence..like they were expecting me" this is very likely that Jem's pants were sewn by Boo. This shows that Boo is a very domestic person as he has mastered chores to take care of himself and he is kind and considerate. He knew that Jem would be worried about his pants and would want to get them back, He made the task of finding that pants easy by hanging it over the fence, whereby it's easy to see and locate.The pants sewn in a manner that was not neat, all the more suggested that Boo had made a lot of effort and painstakingly tried to put things right for Jem. it made the incident, all the more heart-warming.
All right. that's all guys. CYA nxt time:)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
E-learning(Task 2)Intrapersonal
Write a diary entry for a major character of the novel. (mrs dubose)
Dear diary, today is a very special day for me. I have am finally on the journey in kicking my addiction for morphine. Oh! I now realsie how much i have to thank Jem for helping me. Because of the incident whereby he destroyed my Flowers, Atticus made him do reading for me. Little did he know, Atticus was using him to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, Jem's readings took my mind off the clock, causing me to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping me to kick the morphine addiction.I am set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. I will go through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however i will persist on. I wish to die with dignity and be “not beholden to drugs”. I will not choose the easy way out!
Regards, ME!
Dear diary, today is a very special day for me. I have am finally on the journey in kicking my addiction for morphine. Oh! I now realsie how much i have to thank Jem for helping me. Because of the incident whereby he destroyed my Flowers, Atticus made him do reading for me. Little did he know, Atticus was using him to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, Jem's readings took my mind off the clock, causing me to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping me to kick the morphine addiction.I am set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. I will go through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however i will persist on. I wish to die with dignity and be “not beholden to drugs”. I will not choose the easy way out!
Regards, ME!
E -learning excersice(Task 1)Linguistic
1) Imagine you are one of the characters. Deliver a speech on what you think of the above question.
Dear students of Hwa Chong Institution,
I am Jem Finch, son of Atticus and brother of Jean Louise Finch. You might wonder what I am doing here. Well, I am here to answer a question. : Is Maycomb a good place to live in? Well, from my perspective, it has good and bad points living in Maycomb County.
Maycomb County has showed me many forms of courage ., which are displayed in my everyday life. For instance, courage is personified by at least 2 people from this small town. These people are Atticus and Mrs Dubose. In the eyes of Maycomb country folks, Atticus is a very courageous person. This was showed in the incident of the Mad dog, Tim Johnson . Everyone was afraid of the mad dog as it might had Rabis, an incurable disease. No one dared to confront the dog except for Atticus, my father. He took the rifle and then shot Tim Johnson. As such, Atticus was hailed as a courageous person.
There is another event that showed how Atticus displayed True courage. He was asked to defend a Negro, Tom Robinson. The White society all considered the Blacks as the worst kind of humans. There was an evil assumption carried by the Whites: “..that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…” There was a time-honoured code in the society, not to interact with Negroes. Atticus didn’t break this rigid time-honoured code. However, he chose a different path. He chose to help Tom Robinson to win the case, prove to the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent and did not rape a white girl, Mayella Ewell. Atticus dared to do the right thing, dared to end the mad dog’s misery and put Maycomb folks out of danger, dared to defend a Negro, when no one else wanted to .
However, Atticus did not consider himself as courageous. In fact , there was someone whom he considered as “the bravest person who ever lived”.That is Mrs Dubose. The very last journey of her life showed Atticus how brave she was. She was sick, she was weak and she was suffering. Due to her medical condition, she was in so much pain that she resorted to taking morphine a kind of a drug. Atticus knew of this addiction of Mrs Dubose. He then made use of the incident where I destroyed her flowers to give her reading sessions as a form of punishment. Little did I know, Atticus was using me to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, my readings took her mind off the clock, causing her to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping Mrs Dubose to kick her addiction. Atticus wanted me “to see something abt her-wanted to see what real courage is. Instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway , and …see it through no matter what….Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her..she died beholden to nothing. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
In Atticus’ eyes, Mrs Dubose displayed Real courage and true one. She set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. She went through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however persisted on. In the end she got what she wanted, which was to die with dignity and “not beholden to drugs”. She did not choose the easy way out which was why Atticus considered her to display True courage. This is why it is a good thing to be living in Maycomb, as it teaches me the true meaning of courage.
However, there are some reasons why living in Maycomb is a bad thing. There are many forms of discrimination in Maycomb. For instance, Racial prejudice and discrimination. Many people insulted Atticus and called him names like “ a good-for-nothing nigger lover” . From this simple example, this shows how discriminating Maycomb is ,racially. This is another way of saying how racist Maycomb County Folks are. There was even one incident where a group of angry mop was waiting outside Tom Robinson’s cell, and wanted to “get rid of him”. Another incident like this shows how violent and harsh Maycomb County Folks are. These are all examples of Racial discrimination. Furthermore, discrimination and prejudice come in other forms like socially and economically. For instance, The assumption that Boo Radley was a viscous and cold-blooded killing machine by the Children. And Yes, I was once one of them. When in fact, he is actually just a very quiet and peaceful person, and even courageous and he fought off Mr bob Ewell and protected me and Scout (my sister) from him. Maycomb also divides the society into different classes, according to the Wealth of each family. Like the cunninnghams and the Ewells, that are catergorised under poor and dirt county folks and thus is treated differently. Hence, this is why living in Maycomb can also be a bad thing.
Dear students of Hwa Chong Institution,
I am Jem Finch, son of Atticus and brother of Jean Louise Finch. You might wonder what I am doing here. Well, I am here to answer a question. : Is Maycomb a good place to live in? Well, from my perspective, it has good and bad points living in Maycomb County.
Maycomb County has showed me many forms of courage ., which are displayed in my everyday life. For instance, courage is personified by at least 2 people from this small town. These people are Atticus and Mrs Dubose. In the eyes of Maycomb country folks, Atticus is a very courageous person. This was showed in the incident of the Mad dog, Tim Johnson . Everyone was afraid of the mad dog as it might had Rabis, an incurable disease. No one dared to confront the dog except for Atticus, my father. He took the rifle and then shot Tim Johnson. As such, Atticus was hailed as a courageous person.
There is another event that showed how Atticus displayed True courage. He was asked to defend a Negro, Tom Robinson. The White society all considered the Blacks as the worst kind of humans. There was an evil assumption carried by the Whites: “..that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…” There was a time-honoured code in the society, not to interact with Negroes. Atticus didn’t break this rigid time-honoured code. However, he chose a different path. He chose to help Tom Robinson to win the case, prove to the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent and did not rape a white girl, Mayella Ewell. Atticus dared to do the right thing, dared to end the mad dog’s misery and put Maycomb folks out of danger, dared to defend a Negro, when no one else wanted to .
However, Atticus did not consider himself as courageous. In fact , there was someone whom he considered as “the bravest person who ever lived”.That is Mrs Dubose. The very last journey of her life showed Atticus how brave she was. She was sick, she was weak and she was suffering. Due to her medical condition, she was in so much pain that she resorted to taking morphine a kind of a drug. Atticus knew of this addiction of Mrs Dubose. He then made use of the incident where I destroyed her flowers to give her reading sessions as a form of punishment. Little did I know, Atticus was using me to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, my readings took her mind off the clock, causing her to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping Mrs Dubose to kick her addiction. Atticus wanted me “to see something abt her-wanted to see what real courage is. Instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway , and …see it through no matter what….Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her..she died beholden to nothing. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
In Atticus’ eyes, Mrs Dubose displayed Real courage and true one. She set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. She went through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however persisted on. In the end she got what she wanted, which was to die with dignity and “not beholden to drugs”. She did not choose the easy way out which was why Atticus considered her to display True courage. This is why it is a good thing to be living in Maycomb, as it teaches me the true meaning of courage.
However, there are some reasons why living in Maycomb is a bad thing. There are many forms of discrimination in Maycomb. For instance, Racial prejudice and discrimination. Many people insulted Atticus and called him names like “ a good-for-nothing nigger lover” . From this simple example, this shows how discriminating Maycomb is ,racially. This is another way of saying how racist Maycomb County Folks are. There was even one incident where a group of angry mop was waiting outside Tom Robinson’s cell, and wanted to “get rid of him”. Another incident like this shows how violent and harsh Maycomb County Folks are. These are all examples of Racial discrimination. Furthermore, discrimination and prejudice come in other forms like socially and economically. For instance, The assumption that Boo Radley was a viscous and cold-blooded killing machine by the Children. And Yes, I was once one of them. When in fact, he is actually just a very quiet and peaceful person, and even courageous and he fought off Mr bob Ewell and protected me and Scout (my sister) from him. Maycomb also divides the society into different classes, according to the Wealth of each family. Like the cunninnghams and the Ewells, that are catergorised under poor and dirt county folks and thus is treated differently. Hence, this is why living in Maycomb can also be a bad thing.
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