I can't believe that Atticus, my own father was hiding something from Scout and I. He didn't even tell us that he was the best shooter in Maycomb. When he shot that dog and killed him on the first shot and didn't miss i was so shocked, but he was a little to the right of where he wanted to shoot the dog because of the Finch tribal defect. Us Finch's left eyes aren't as good as our right. I really thought that Atticus was just a lazy old man who did nuttin' but i sure was wrong, I just wish I'da found out sooner that he'd been the best shooter in all of Maycomb. I could'a rubbed it in them annoying kids from school faces because they brag 'bout they're daddies being so good, but mine is ten times better. Now I got somethin' to be proud of. Atticus ain't as bad as I thought he was after all, but I don't like that he's keepin stuff from us on a count of he could be hiding something else from us, all I want is the truth from him.
When I read to Mrs. Dubose and she had those fits right after the alarm clock went off I would kinda get scared, but relieved at the same time 'cause I could leave. I was so happy on my last day'a readin' to her 'cause then I didn't have to go to her house all the time. Scout and I would walk past her house after that, but she wouldn't be on her porch like usual. Then Atticus told us she had died and that she was real sick. When she died I wasn't really sad at all, it didn't really make a difference to me. After Atticus told us she died, he also told us that Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict and that she'd been on it for a long time and she was sufferin'. Atticus also told me that she wasn't even payin attention to when I was readin to her and that it was just a distraction all she payed attention to was when her alarm clock would go off, so she could get her morphine. It kinda made me think that it was pointless for me to read to her at all if she wasn't even listenin'. The pieces fit in the puzzle now of Mrs. Dubose and I understand things more now.
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I'm sorry Jem that I've been keeping secrets from you and your sister. I just felt that I should wait till the right time to tell you guys about them. There may be other secrets that I'm hiding but eventually as time passes they will be revealed. And I think that what you did for Mrs. Dubose was very thoughtful even though you didn't want to read to her. She was very sick and she may not have been paying attention to you when you were reading but it kept her distracted. Just be proud of yourself that you helped someone.
ReplyDeleteI cant believe it either. But i think that Atticus is so cool now. I think he is very brave because he went to the middle of the street and he shot that dog. That sucks that you had to read to Mrs. Dubose. She is so mean and she flips out alot. I didnt think of much when she died either. but it was sad for an old lady like that to die. She shouldnt have dine morphine so that is her own fault too. That was pointless for you to read to her.
ReplyDeleteI cant believe he was hidin that from us either! I wanna know so bad how he knew how ta shoot so good. I coulda sworn that bullet woulda went right on inta the old Radley house. Our Atticus is way better then all them other dads, none of them saved a whole street fulla people before! I rememember tha day I went into Mrs. Dubose wit' you, it was defnitely one'a the most scary moments in my 'ole life! It was real weird when she aint come out on her porch for sucha long time, we shoulda figured the old lady was dyin.
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