To Kill a Mockingbird Cover

I chose to do my cover like this because I wanted to show that we are free. As it is illustrated in the picture, the mockingbird has his wings open, he is flying to the horizon and he wants to fly away and be free. The mockingbirds, which shows a heart of the story, which is that it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird, also in the story a mockingbird represents innocence and when the birds fly away it’s because they want to go to other places, which is related to innocence, because when you lose it, you want to go to other places and try new things. The circle represents the shape of the sun, and I put it on the cover because once Jem said that in the morning everything it going to be better and the sun represents the morning. 

Journal Entry

Dear journal,

         Scout and I went to see Tom Robinsons trial today. We sat on the colored seats, were Negroes sit. Mayella Ewell told the judges everything she knew, and what Tom Robinson did to her. I felt like she wasn’t telling the truth, and so did the other ones and that is why Atticus was asking so many questons. Tom Robinsons side of the story was more convincing. I didn’t like the part in which Mayella started crying, she is acting like a baby. When we went home for supper I didn’t get why Calpurnia was blue in the face at me for taking Scout to the jury. Scout should go to the trials to learn about whats going on and to do what the others young ladied in Maycomb do, now I get Aunt Alexandras point.

         Bob Ewell should be skin…alive for spitting Atticus in his face. I don’t have any quarrels with the Ewells, but I consider that sin. When I heard of that, Scout said that Atticus could perfectly shot Bob Ewell with a gun, he was a master in old times.. but I didn’t think it that way. Atticus is totally educated and he is a gentelmen, he wont do that. I remember when he didn’t want to shot the dog, if he didn’t want to kill an animal,he would not want to shot a human being.

         I knew that the jury had convicted Tom even before the veredict was read, because Atticus told me once that when a suspect is found guilty, the jury does not look at the convict. I think the jury needs more evidence to say that Tom is guilty. I beileve that he is not, because I think that Mayella is making this up to ask for attention. When atticus tasked her about her friends she said that Atticus was making fun of her and that was clear evidence that Mayella does not have any friends.

                                               Sincerely yours,

                                                                           Jem Finch

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