Diary Entry

Dear diary,
Today was proposterous, not only was there a fire, but my dear children whom I had always encouraged to be respectful of those around them, have been antagonizing Mr Arthur Radley. They don't understand how it isn't right that society is against Arthur and its difficult to explain it to them as they are only children. I know that they are just curious because Mr. Radley is an outcast and they aren't used to people that are not as much a part of society as we are, but they need to realize that it is not okay to harass anyone whether they understand them or not. With everything they are doing they probably just make him feel even more of an outsider.

Events in To Kill a Mockingbird

1. Dill wants to make Boo Radley come out of his house
2. Jen touches the Radley house 
3. A shutter that is inside the Radley house moves.
4. Scout found gum in a knot hole of an oak tree
5. The two children find a box with two shiny pennies inside in the same place in the oak tree
6. The decide to roll in the tyre, Scout was inside and Jem pushed her down the street, she landed just outside the Radley house 
7. They play a game where they pretend to be the Radley family but Atticus didn't like the idea of them playing this game
8. Scout explains how she heard a laugh from inside the house the day that she was in the tyre
9. Scout becomes close to Miss Maudie, a lady that lives on their street and she tells scout about how Boo's father was a 'foot-washing Baptist' which meant hat he didn't believe in anything pleasurable
10. Miss Maudie says that the stories about Boo are not correct but she still thinks he is crazy
11. The children give a note to Boo
12. Atticus gets angry at them and tells them to stop annoying Boo
13. The children go into the Radley property and try to look through the shutters
14. A gun went off and the children tried to run away but Jem's pants got stuck
15. Jem goes back to the house to get him pants and finds them fixed and folded access the fence
16. They found grey twine in the oak tree
17. They found soap figures of them in the oak tree
18. They also found a packet of chewing gum and then a week later they found a medal in the oak tree as well as a broken pocket watch on a chain with a knife
19. they wrote a letter to put in the tree for whoever was leaving things in the oak tree but when the got there they found it being filled by Mr Radley
20. Mrs Radley died
21. Miss Maudie's house is set on fire so Scout and Dill stand out of the way, just in front of theRadley property and someone puts a blanket over Scout's shoulders

Week 8 Homework

Definition: Crucible- a severe test or trial

The title of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible is very appropriate. The play is mainly about a horrid trial that occurs which has sever consequences, thus crucible is an acceptable title as it is defined as a sever test or trial. The community of Salem was put through a severe trial at the time of the which trials, it was a test of their faithfullness to god and the court; Whereby they had the choice to lie or be hanged. The characters in the play also go through personal tests, for example John Proctor must test his values as he determines whether it is better to lie or to recieve the punishment for his actions. The definition of the crucible is extremely relevent to the play and is an appropriate title.

Is John Proctor a Hero?

The character of John Proctor in the play The Crucible is a hero. A hero is someone who stands up for their own values and beliefs and does what is right even when it is not easy. John Proctor is a great example of this, he believes in christian values and although he admits that he is not a saint and says that he has sinned he is willing to take all responsibility onto himself and accept his punishment. He also finds it hard to forgive himself and feels guity which shows he wants to be a good person and make up for his wrong-doings. Even though he confesses to the false accounts of witchcraft that he is charged with, he is quick to revoke his confession as he realises that it would be the wrong thing to do. He wishes to stand up for what he believes is right and would rather die than go against what he believes in and values. John Proctor is definitely portrayed as a heroic character is The Crucible.