journal #2

Chapters 4-7

Perpective: Scout

One day i was walking home and I saw a shiny piece of foil shimmering in a tree. I hoped it was, and it was, gum. Then I thought, this tree is near the Radley's place. Is it poisonous, will it kill me, i licked it and nothing happened so i ate it. Of course Jem didn't like the idea, he wanted me to spit it out. i figured that someone was hiding that stuff in the tree, maybe Mr. Radley. jem said that he would tell on me but the next day he was lucky that i didn't tell on him. Jem had the idea of putting on a play, not like the usual tarzan and other ones Dill teaches us about. This was about the Radleys. I was Mrs. radley, Dill was mister Radley, and Jem was Boo. Then Atticus came, and when he asked Jem what we were doing. Jems Evasion of telling him made me keep quiet. I thought that it was unanimous that he knew what we were doing, jem didn't think so though. Since jem was the oldest he was blamed. At least Calpurnia liked him, if i was the oldest Calurnia would release her tyranny on me.

Then, Dill, and jem started doing there own thing, which left me with miss Maudie. She was a widow who was a chameleon, changing her ways to fit her surroundings. Then Dill and Jem snook out to give a letter to the Radley's. They said that I should go, but in my head I didn't want to. So i teetered with the idea, and eventually went with them. Me and Jem both regreted it once we had left.

- Matt H