Knothole Discoveries -- Who's idea was it?
Ever since Jem and me were walking from school, and not during the summer, there were gifts that were left on the big tree's knothole. Such gifts would be a watch with a knife in it, yarn, and a spellin' medal. I've never seen anything like that during the summer, but that's 'cause we never walk past there. Basically each day that September we would get something new, and Jem would pocket it and always claim it as his. I was as curious as Jem as to what we would find the next day and the next, but I was also wonderin' something--who is leaving these things? The gifts that I saw bewildered me the most were the dolls made of soap. One that looked like me, Jean Louise Finch, and one that looked like Jeremy Atticus Finch. Then . . . something happened later on that suprised me but effected Jem all the more . . . the knothole was suddenly covered with cement. Now, who could have done that? This must mean that there would be no more discoveries or findings. I'm a tad angry, and I suppose Mr. Nathan Radley didn't just cover the darned hole just because it's gettin' old. Atticus said it wasn't old. I guess there won't be any more things to be discovered there that are as puzzling as those soap dolls . . .
Ever since Jem and me were walking from school, and not during the summer, there were gifts that were left on the big tree's knothole. Such gifts would be a watch with a knife in it, yarn, and a spellin' medal. I've never seen anything like that during the summer, but that's 'cause we never walk past there. Basically each day that September we would get something new, and Jem would pocket it and always claim it as his. I was as curious as Jem as to what we would find the next day and the next, but I was also wonderin' something--who is leaving these things? The gifts that I saw bewildered me the most were the dolls made of soap. One that looked like me, Jean Louise Finch, and one that looked like Jeremy Atticus Finch. Then . . . something happened later on that suprised me but effected Jem all the more . . . the knothole was suddenly covered with cement. Now, who could have done that? This must mean that there would be no more discoveries or findings. I'm a tad angry, and I suppose Mr. Nathan Radley didn't just cover the darned hole just because it's gettin' old. Atticus said it wasn't old. I guess there won't be any more things to be discovered there that are as puzzling as those soap dolls . . .
Fire at Miss Maudie's -- What I Observed and Didn't Notice
I woke up suddenly one freezin' night to the sudden realization that Miss Maudie's house caught on fire. I was shocked that her house was in good shape just several hours before, at least from the outside. Now it was covered with orange-yellow bright flames, devowering everything in that place and reachin' throughout the neighborhood. Atticus told Jem to walk with me to the front of Boo Radley's place and stay there. Jem obeyed, and we watched as Maycomb County did everything they could to exinguish the fire. I didn't felt selfish not to help; in fact, I didn't think much of helping at all. But I felt absolutely terrible when Mr. Avery struggled in getting through the window, then relieved when Jem told me he made it allright. After the fire ended and we went back in our house, Atticus pointed out that I was holding a blanket. Now how did that happen? I was holding nothing--only Jem's hand. I was confused, and for some reason Atticus started believing that Boo Radley gave it to me, and I didn't even notice. How could that be? I was so focused on the fire that was right in front of me, of the townsfolk haulin' furniture, that I didn't even notice anyone other than Jem appear inches away from my face? I was observant on the incident yards away from me, but not directly in front of me.
I too found it strange how that there blanket appeared on Scout's shoulders. I was standin' there the hole time, just like Atticus told me to. I think that Boo Radley was watching us and came out of his house to put the blanket on Scout.
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