To Kill A Mocking Bird

Journal #3
Chapters 8-9
Perspective of Atticus

Dear Diary,

Today it started to snow. The only other time I can remember it snowing was in 1885. The kids love it. They asked me how to make a snowman, but I had no idea. Jem really is smart. He thought of a way to make a snowman and just started with the idea. He first went to go get more snow and get some earth too. After he made it, it almost looked like Mr.Avery. I told Jem he would have to change something on it so it did not look like Mr.Avery. After all of that it still looked good. Which I was unanimous with it.

Next day I wake up the kids because Miss Maudie's house is on fire. We rush over to help her. I tell the kids to go stand over near the Radley's house to stay safe. I help the firefighters with getting all the furniture out. Mr.Avery decides to go to the second floor a throw her mattress out of the window. Then when he tries to get out of there he gets stuck. but he made it in the end. When the fire is taken care of we go back home. I ask Scout where she got the blanket she had on from. Both Jem and Scout have no idea. I told them it was Bo who gave it to her. Boo is chameleon that is why they did not see him. After that Jem tells me the truth about everything they have been up to. Before work I go by and tell Miss Maudie what the kids told me. Surprisingly she was not grieving over her house. She was more happy about it because she said now she can have more garden space instead of a huge house.

Next we go up to Finch's Landing for Christmas. Scout tells me about people telling her about me defending a negro. Which I am doing because I will never live with myself if I didn't try. I tell Scout not to care about what people say. We go to the train station to meet up with my brother Jack. Uncle Jack brought my gift. I got Jem and Scout air riffles for Christmas. Scout keeps cussing and I think she might have picked it up from school. She tries to be nice to Francis but he is just a mean kid.

After Scout beats up Francis I have a talk with Jack. I hoped Scout evasion Francis. Scout is really getting tormented with Christmas. to We start to talk about the case. I tell him that I will lose because it is the Ewell's word against a Negros. I also told him how Scout and Jem will get a lot of flack from this case and how they have to be strong and to not care about what people say. I knew Scout was listening so when I give my point I tell her to get back to bed. I think she thought she was being sneaky about it, but I knew the whole time.

-Atticus Finch