Thursday, June 9, 2011

Jems Journal

10/07/1940---Today, I learned that Tom Robinson was convicted. He is guilty of rape. Now that's just stupid. Atticus proved that he is innocent, he is the best lawyer in all of Maycomb. It all just makes me wanna cry, I think I already am crying, but I can't tell if that's sweat or tears. If it is tears, I can't hold them back. Life is changing so quickly, this isn't the good adult world I have heard about for so long, nada, just isn't.


10/08/1940---All the folks here in Maycomb agree with it. Maybe it's because that they know that a black man being proven innocent has never happened and will never happen. So much bad stuff has happened ever since we invented the Boo Radley game, maybe Mr. Avery was right....


10/13/1940---Atticus is bein' stuck up and won't buy a gun. Mr. Ewell is gonna hurt him but he won't buy a gun. He knows he's the deadliest shot in the county, why can't he get a gun then, even if it will only have one bullet? What if Bob Ewell actually hurts him..we won't be able to get food and aunt Alexandra will take over. We all know that if she takes over, the first thing she is gonna do is get rid of Calpurnia and send Dill home and make me and Scout act proper.Aunt is okay, but she can be a real pain.



Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Book Cover


The reason this is my book cover is due to the fact that the mockingbird symbolizes purity and innocence. As the picture of the mockingbird is somewhat transparent, it gives in to the idea that purity and innocence fades away over time. As for the house, that's what I imagine the Finch's residence looking like. The reason for the mockingbird standing on a stone in front of the house making it seem like the bigger picture. As this is how a ruler is portrayed to a kingdom, as being the bigger picture. It symbolizes innocence being the ruler and controller of the house as most of the people in it; Atticus, Jem, Scout, Calpurnia, are mockingbirds.

As for the sepia, it was widely used during this time period as the book takes place around the late 1930's to early 1940's.

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