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Charli Sween
10/21/2016 12:12:00 pm
"...Tell them they must never do this again. Times are too hard." -Atticus pg. 286
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Leslie Colandrea
10/21/2016 09:50:45 pm
I feel as if this also shows the way Atticus is. He is being praised for something that was unheard, but he couldn't care less. Instead he was worried about them not having food. I also agree with Charlie, it's a hard time for everything and having support is helpful. They give Atticus's family plenty of food and he feels grateful, yet he wishes they would've kept it for themselves.
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Boni Macias
10/23/2016 01:54:47 pm
Atticus was thankful that the black community was sending him food I agree with you on that. Yes times were hard, but I feel like Atticus could have been a bit more grateful.
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Savanna O
10/21/2016 01:46:15 pm
'You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?' Mr. Gilmer seemed ready to rise to the ceiling." Page 197
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10/21/2016 01:47:06 pm
It seems as though Mr. Gilmer thinks it is horrible that Tom Robinson, a poor black field worker, feels sorry for Mayella, a white citizen of Maycomb. It should be acceptable, considering the condition that she lives in, but in regard to the racial standards of the time, Tom's statement causes some resentment.
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Natalie Linton
10/23/2016 04:02:53 pm
Yes, this quote seemed kind of odd to me, as well. Most people of the time would probably be anger if blacks did not care for white people. However, in this case, Gilmer sees Tom's sorrow for her helplessness as a bad thing. Phrase "ready to rise to the ceiling" shows the severity of his feeling.
Caren Ross
10/21/2016 04:45:13 pm
"In maycomb , if you went for a walk with no definite purpose in mind , it was correct to believe one's mind incapable of definite purpose" (Scout ) pg 199
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Nicolas Morel
10/23/2016 12:41:22 pm
I agree with you. However, I feel like this passage is also saying that the people of Maycomb have busy lives and don't have the time to walk aimlessly. And when they do have time, they are used to doing what they have always done, whether that be drinking, hunting, going to a neighbors house.
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Sierra Barrett
10/23/2016 02:28:29 pm
I feel that this quote also means that if you basically just go on a walk not intending on going anywhere specific you were kind of lonely, lacked knowledge, or just didn't have anything to really do.
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Charli Sween
10/23/2016 05:19:14 pm
I agree with you. This makes the people of may combination seem lost and out of place. They aren't really sure what they're doing it why they just do it.
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Bethany
10/21/2016 05:12:45 pm
'What's so intrestin'?' he asked.
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Leslie Colandrea
10/21/2016 09:55:00 pm
I believed this was a smart move on Atticus's part. By him doing this, it supported his claim and caused reasonable doubt among the jury. The judge understood what Atticus did, and so did the jury. I felt that this certain part in the trial caused a lost doubts to form. Especially among the jury since they took hours to deliberate the verdict, which was unusual in a trial like this.
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Kaelyn
10/22/2016 04:43:09 pm
I believe Tom should have been found innocent and Atticus did a very good job with the evidence he had. All of Maycomb is evidently racist, as well as prejudice. Also, Atticus acted very mature about the whole case and during the whole case.
Charli Sween
10/23/2016 05:21:32 pm
I definitely picked up on where Atticus was going with this in the book. I feel that Tom should have been innocent. This was a very large part of the proof that Tom was innocent and I definitely think that's what the verdict should have been.
Alicyn C
10/23/2016 03:21:14 pm
I think that Atticus knew what he was doing when he asked him to write out his name, being that Tom has a crippled left arm and couldn't have striked Mayella if her face was bruised on the right.
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Nicolas Morel
10/23/2016 04:48:23 pm
This is a vital piece of evidence to help the case for Tom because Tom's left arm is significantly shorter than his right due to an accident years earlier. Due to the overwhelming amount of evidence in the favor of Tom and the the verdict of the jury against him shows that the majority of the town is racist. It is my belief that even if Ms. Ewell had no evidence and Atticus provided all the evidence needed, the jury would still give the verdict of Tom guilty because he is black and the girl is white.
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Natalie Linton
10/21/2016 05:51:09 pm
"She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man. Not an old Uncle, but a strong young Negro man. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterwards." Atticus, page 272
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Bethany
10/23/2016 10:49:04 am
I agree with you that a lot of people in Maycomb are very close-minded. They definitely don't think that a woman and a black man should ever kiss. Most people were probably taught at an earlly age that black people are bad for some reason. The kids grow up thinking that way and then they pass it on to their kids. But how did this whole white people should not be with black people get started in the first place?
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Boni Macias
10/23/2016 01:46:10 pm
I do agree with you that the people of Maycomb were closed minded of the black community, but I have to disagree with Tom tempting her. Tom only helped her because like he said he felt bad for her since no one would help her.
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Samantha Fodor
10/21/2016 05:55:50 pm
" Mr.Cunningham's basically a good man," he said "he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us. " (Pg 210, Atticus)
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Ashton Lazorick
10/21/2016 08:01:30 pm
I agree ! Even good people make bad choices. Think of O.J. Simpson, Prince, and Michael Jackson. All "good" people who made bad choices and choices that ruined their lives.
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Alicyn C
10/21/2016 07:03:02 pm
"Scout...I'm scared."
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Alicyn C
10/21/2016 07:15:35 pm
(I hit submit by accident oops) "...Scout... I'm scared."
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Ashton Lazorick
10/21/2016 07:58:39 pm
I agree , and I think Jem is also starting to really look up to his father and I think everything they've been through with Atticus representing a black man has given him a new since of respect and gratitude for Atticus.
Sydney Morris
10/21/2016 07:17:25 pm
"So far, things were utterly dull: nobody had thundered, there were no arguments between opposing counsel, there was no drama; a grave disappointment to all present, it seemed. Atticus was proceeding amiably, as if he were involved in a title dispute. With his infinite capacity for calming turbulent seas, he could make a rape case as dry as a sermon." - Scout
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Shelby Silveous
10/21/2016 07:34:39 pm
"The witness made a hasty from the stand and ran smack into Atticus, who had risen to the question him. Judge Taylor permitted the court to laugh." Pg. 234
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Sierra Barrett
10/23/2016 09:38:27 am
I agree with the quote seeming like Mr. Ewell is hiding something that he doesn't want others to know. Maybe if people found out what it was, it would show that Tom wasn't guilty.
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Nicolas Morel
10/21/2016 07:54:57 pm
"He is," we heard Atticus answer, "and he's asleep. Don't wake him up." (Pg. 151, Atticus)
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Natalie
10/23/2016 04:09:17 pm
Atticus is a very strong hearted and loyal character, so I also believe that this quote is an excellent example of his personality. He may be stern in some ways, but when it comes to right and wrong (especially with the kids), he stands up for the right thing.
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Ashton Lazorick
10/21/2016 07:56:27 pm
"Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he's not going till the truth's told." Atticus's voice was even. "And you know what the truth is." ch. 15
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Ryan Williams
10/22/2016 02:44:15 pm
Well honestly the whole situation concerning Tom Robinson is because he is black. For example when the group of men come to the jail to kill Tom, the motive was because he is black. The question is if Atticus were not there to protect him and they achieved there goal of killing him would they have Purseud those men as quickly as if he were white. Also how different of a reaction would the town have had if he were deemed innocent.
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Sydney Morris
10/23/2016 04:56:02 pm
When Atticus says "till the truth is told" he doesn't care what the outcome may be, but he just wants everyone to see the truth. Atticus wants to make a racial change within the Maycomb community.
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Boni Macias
10/21/2016 08:42:28 pm
"Mr. Finch, if you was a n*gger like me,you'd be scared, too." (Tom Robinson pg.261)
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Leslie Colandrea
10/21/2016 08:59:43 pm
"I simply wanted to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them," Miss Maudie (page 215)
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Kaelyn
10/21/2016 09:12:41 pm
She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man. Not an old Uncle, but a strong young Negro man. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterwards." (Atticus) Pg 45
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Ryan Williams
10/22/2016 02:37:47 pm
Well continually in the story all the supposed hate comes from what I think is ignorant racism. Also take into account that this is taking place in the Deep South during the 1930's. So naturally if you white then no one would have suspected you guilty over a Blackman at that time no matter how persuading the evidence. Even the trial of Tom Robinson was blind hope in my opinion.
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Ryan Williams
10/22/2016 02:35:09 pm
"Besides, I don't think the children've suffered one bit from her having brought them up." Atticus Pg 183
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Kaelyn
10/22/2016 04:37:58 pm
Atticus is very kind and generous, especially to his children. Although he can give harsh lessons to them as well. He offers to read to them and comforts them when they need it, but at the same time he teaches them lessons. As when he let Jen accompany him to go see Helen Robinson to tell her about Tom's death. In the end Atticus wants what's best for his kids.
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Sydney Morris
10/23/2016 04:51:21 pm
Along with being Tom Robinson's attorney, this quote shows how Atticus doesn't see color. He trusts Calpurnia, a African American woman, enough to raise his children.
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Sierra Barrett
10/23/2016 09:29:08 am
"So it took an eight-year-old child to bring em' to their senses, didn't it?" Said Atticus. "That proves something - that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human..."
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Sierra Barrett
10/23/2016 09:31:02 am
I forgot to put the page number of the quote
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Bethany
10/23/2016 10:42:03 am
I agree with you on this. When poeple act out it can get to put of control. Some people know how to act in order to stop them and bring them back to their senses. Someone just has to know how exactly to bring them back to reality.
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Alicyn C
10/23/2016 03:13:17 pm
I feel that this quote shows that Atticus thinks that Scout is "mature" enough to see this stuff and how to handle it in a proper way. It shows that Scout is good with words for an eight year old.
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