Blog post number 3

perspective: Uncle jack

chapters 8-9

Well, right before I got here, snow started to fall. I have no idea how it happened, i mean, there hasn't been snow in macomb since me and Atty were kids. Also, A naibor of his whom had been letting lil Scout an' Jem to play in her yard had her house burn to the ground. Now, I'd never spoke to the lady, but she seemed to be pretty strong to be able to get through it all. I told Atty, I leave for a little while and all hell brakes loose.

Scout's been talking like that often. She finds pleasure in words like hell and damn. I was trying not to be the parent and let my brother do his job, but when she asked me to "pass the damn ham" I took her in the living room and had her sit on my lap.

She told me that she reckons she fancies words like that. I asked her to pardon herself to not use words like that anymore. Atticus said that she was just trying it on as all kids do, an' that she she would stop as soon as she realized it was't attracting any welcome attention.

then we went to see my sister Alex. Her grandson always gives Scout a hard time, but this time, it was Scout who punched him and called him a whore-lady. I was suprised, but I made her stand there. I aparently didn't let her share her side.

She said that Francais was saying that Atticus was a “nigger-lover.” I became furious. Not just with him, but with myself. Scout made me promise not to tell Atticus because Atticus had asked her not to fight anyone over what is said about him.

I promised and kept my word. because later, Scout overhears Atticus telling me that Tom Robinson is innocent but doomed, since it’s inconceivable that an all-white jury would ever acquit him. I had to keep myself from talking about what Scout told me today.