Dear Diary,
I am worried about Scout, she gets so worked up about what other people say, it is peril for her self esteem. I don’t know how she will survive this next year. She already got into a fight with Cecil Jacobs , because he said I defend “niggers.” I tried explaining to her that this statement was indeed accurate. I told her about the man Tom Robinson whom I am defending in court, I explained to her that the things people say only become insults when we let them get to us, but is was as if I was inaudible. I feel bad for putting Jem and her through all of this, but I honestly think it’s a good life lesson for the two of them, especially Scout. That girl needs to learn how to stay strong and not let other people get her down. I think Christmas with the family will be nice break for us.
Christmas was very nice, it was great to see the family. Things can get a little lonely when I am at home without contemporaries, at least I have Cal. Scout didn’t have as great a time as I had hoped though. It was actually pretty bad, she punched her cousin Francis square in the mouth. I was perplexed. Her fowl language was embarrassing enough; Scout contradicts morals in every way possible . Just when you think things are bad with her, somehow they get worse. She didn’t tell me until now that she punched the poor boy, because he called me a “nigger lover.” She didn’t even know what the term meant, yet she almost killed him because of it. Dear lord what on earth am I going to do about this child!
Oh boy, I knew Scout was trouble, but I thought Jem was a different story. The kids have been telling me about how Ms. Dubose angers them and I guess Jem just couldn’t handle it anymore. I guess she must have insulted me pretty badly because Jem lost his temper and ruined her beautiful garden. I spoke with her and she decided the best punishment would be to have Jem read to her after school everyday for a month. Jem and Scout began spending lots of time at Ms. Dubos’ house, I think the secretly like it.
Ms. Dubose passed away today. She had Jessie put a beautiful Camellia in a candy box for Jem. I think it represented that it is very hard to destroy something, even delicate flowers. This whole experience with Ms. Dubose has been a great lesson for the kids, in so many different ways.
I hope they do okay while I’m away for two weeks, I know they will do well with Cal.
This is very well written, I love how you used the vocabulary in your blog post. I also like how you didn't get off track, you stuck with your theme, and that was how terrible Jem and Scout were being. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you used the vocabulary words in your post. They were well used. Also i really like how you use such descriptive words in your posts. Good Job Noe !
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