Journal #5

chapters 13-15
perspective: Scout


One day when me and Jem got home there was asurprise waiting for us. Aunt Alexandra was waiting on the porch. At first I thought that it was a good thing, that she was staying with us for a little while. However, she was really a pain. She would tell me time and time again that i should be more lady like. She was trying to extract my personality out of me. Not only was she a pain, she was telling Atticus what to do and bossing him around. She probably thought that she was infallible or something. One time, when I was really starting to like Calpurnia, and we had agreed that I could see her at her house, aunt Alexandra tried to fire Cal. that was the only time that Atticus stepped up.

Then when i was becoming miserable and was forced by aunt Alexandra against my will, another surprise was waiting for me. At first i thought that there was a snake under my bed, so jem got a broom and hit it. But instead of a snake coming out, Dill emerged from under my bed. When i asked him how he got here he said that he ran away, because his parents didn't want him any more. He said that he aquired everything he asked for from them, but they always ignored him and went into their room to be by themselves.

The last thing that happened was when Atticus got some unexpected visitors. he went outside and everyone ran to the windows to get a glimpse of what was happening. We overheard some of their conversation and gathered that it was about Tom Robinson. later on that day atticus went out late and didn't tell us where he was going. jem said that he was going to try and find out where he went. I was going to tell him not to antagonize Atticus, but thought better about it. We found where he was and for some reason I jumped into the crowd and shouted hey Atticus. After all of the people who i didn't know looked at me like I was crazy I got embarrest. But when someone grabbed jem, who had disagreed to leave, I lost it and kicked him in the shin. Although I missed and got him in a place that made him squeel.

- Matt H