Month: March 2015

3 Comments on People.

March 27, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Alistair:

I liked Alistairs post on symbolism in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ as he compares the pillars to the justice system. He uses the rusty old clock to compare it to the society and justice system as it is old and unreliable. He says the pillars hold the south roof but is unstable as they’re too heavy for their burden whereas the north roof is fine. This can be compared to the United States of America as the Northern states have less segregation and racism whereas the South did not want to abolish slavery.

Eugene:

I enjoyed reading over Eugenes post as he talks about history and puts in facts. An example of this would be when he said that the courthouse had burnt down 32 years later and he then compared it to Maycomb’s society as the remains of the pillars were kept and reused on the courthouse. This could signify that the towns ideology had not changed even in modern era’s when the Union won the civil war.

De-quane:

I read De-quanes work and tried to fully understand his intentions regarding the symbolism of the courthouse. In a change from all of his peers, he has a very perception from everyone else. Instead of comparing it to society, De-quane went back in time and compared the huge Greek pillars as a symbolism for the struggle for black people. Since the pillars were unable to support the roof, he compares it to the black society being unable to cope with all the racial persecution. He compares the rusty old clock to slavery as it was something of the past that had no benefit for the future.

-Bryan

Page 69 Discussion

March 20, 2015 / / 0 Comments

In yesterdays lesson we discussed the events that occured on Chapter 7.  I think that the tree could be a metaphor to represent Boo Radley in a subliminal way as there is no reference to him.

In the chapter items begin to appear     by a little tree such as a grey twine, a knife and carved soap etc. From the first day they find the twine, they both take an interest on the Tree. However, when the tree hole is filled with cement we can see that Jem valued the tree more than Scout did due to the emotions displayed by Jem.  On page 69 he says to Scout “Don’t you cry, now, Scout… Don’t cry now, don’t you worry” but Scout narrates “he muttered at me all the way to school”. This sentence shows that Jem was not really trying to comfort Scout because if he were trying, his tone of voice would be much louder and not muttering. He could be using the muttering to cover the fact that he’s hurt by the filling of the cement in the tree. Jem shows maturity in the chapter as he feels sympathy for the tree as if it were a child of his own. Scout is not as affected by the events as Jem is probably more mature and values the tree. He probably felt a connection between him and the person leaving treats and had a mutual friendship but when the cement blocked the tree the friendship died.

Referring back to the Metaphor, when Mr Nathan Radley says to the children that the tree’s dying he could be talking about a person, n ot the tree. Since there is no mention of Boo Radley there is supestition as to who may be the one behind the treats. However  Boo Radley could be represented with the little tree as it is isolated and innocent by the Radley House similar to the way Boo Radley is represented. There is also hints that Boo may be ill/sick as Mr Nathan Radley claims “the tree is dying” so he puts cement to block the tree hole that “makes it better”. This could be like Boo Radley as maybe he is ill and is refrained from the outside world to “get better”.

 

Fιrѕт pυrcнaѕe cнυrcн (to be continued)

March 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

In the book we learn that the First Pur111—chase Church is a church in Maycomb for the black community. At chapter twelve Jem and Scout first experience racism  as they are the only white people there. An example of anger that black people had against white people was when a tall black woman called Lula confronted the trio (Calpurnia, Jem and Scout.)

My idea of Symbolism (To be finished)

March 2, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Symbolism in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ becomes more apparent as you read further into the book. The columns are described as Greek concrete pillars which were also described as ‘The concrete pillars supporting its South roof were too strong for their burden’. This sentence indicates that the pillars were carrying a roof, however the columns would be able to hold more weight and were much stronger. This is also a form of symbolism as the Greeks were considered to be the first country with a democratic system and their government buildings were popular for having large pillars in front of them. This could show that in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ the society and government in Maycomb could be corrupted but it once had a strong justice system. However, alternately it could show that the society/government are able to maintain a better justice system but it has weak leaders.