To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 1-5 - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T19:35:22Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/to-kill-a-mockingbird-2?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A1144052&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI feel like the purpose of Mi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-13:649749:Comment:11446072017-04-13T03:10:17.842ZSmiley 9Ahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SmileyFakih
<p>I feel like the purpose of Miss Maudie is to represent the individuals who are truly themselves. Atkinson stands out because she is her own character and does her own thing. Her individualism helps in balancing out the erratic behavior in the novel. Miss Maudie is the wisdom Scout and Jem need, which is why she is the one the who puts sense into them. In chapter 5 Miss Maudie states "There are some kind of men who-who're busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in…</p>
<p>I feel like the purpose of Miss Maudie is to represent the individuals who are truly themselves. Atkinson stands out because she is her own character and does her own thing. Her individualism helps in balancing out the erratic behavior in the novel. Miss Maudie is the wisdom Scout and Jem need, which is why she is the one the who puts sense into them. In chapter 5 Miss Maudie states "There are some kind of men who-who're busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results" (Lee 60). Here Atkinson is referring to Nathan Radly and his family and his Baptist ways. Radley and the Baptists judge Atkinson and condemn her as a sinner for seeking pleasure as an individual. Although they do this, Miss Maudie I feel has learnt to accept their judgement, but she didn't let it affect the way she thinks and acts-proof of that is that she still "wastes her time" on her garden. Miss Maudie Atkinson is the character in the book that teaches the others wisdom; throughout everything that happens she has ability to balance out their crazy traits. </p> Timid Math Wiz you make a gre…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-10:649749:Comment:11444392017-04-10T03:20:42.815Zrighteous core 9Dhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/righteouscorealhaidar
<p>Timid Math Wiz you make a great point that Miss Maudie doesn't really play a motherly role but she is someone scout looks up to or feels comfortable with. We know this because scout went to Miss Maudie when Jem and Dill were leaving her out. I feel like Miss Maudie could be called scouts motherly figure for certain reasons but Calpurnia takes that role before here. The only reason i would actually consider her a motherly figure is because she provides scout with advice just like a mother…</p>
<p>Timid Math Wiz you make a great point that Miss Maudie doesn't really play a motherly role but she is someone scout looks up to or feels comfortable with. We know this because scout went to Miss Maudie when Jem and Dill were leaving her out. I feel like Miss Maudie could be called scouts motherly figure for certain reasons but Calpurnia takes that role before here. The only reason i would actually consider her a motherly figure is because she provides scout with advice just like a mother would do. For example in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" Miss Maudie says to scout "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of [Atticus]"(Lee 45). She told scout that a man with a bible could be more dangerous because he could use the words of the bible to justify his actions he takes off his personal beliefs. But a man with a whiskey bottle isn't really as dangerous because he doesn't us his beliefs to an extreme.</p> When Miss Maudie states "some…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-10:649749:Comment:11443722017-04-10T02:48:58.593ZStar Who? 9Dhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/StarWhoHamade
<p>When Miss Maudie states <span>"sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of [someone like Atticus]" and "some men [are] so busy worrying about the next world, they've never learned to live in this one" (Lee 60), i feel like shes trying to say that the people that believe in the bible or other sorts of religious books can lead to misinterpretation and use it for something bad. A lot of people misinterpret the Quran like terrorists groups and use it…</span></p>
<p>When Miss Maudie states <span>"sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of [someone like Atticus]" and "some men [are] so busy worrying about the next world, they've never learned to live in this one" (Lee 60), i feel like shes trying to say that the people that believe in the bible or other sorts of religious books can lead to misinterpretation and use it for something bad. A lot of people misinterpret the Quran like terrorists groups and use it for their advantage but there actually doing a bad thing because that book is something good and a lot of people believe in it. So it can create conflicts and misinterpretation of the religious books and people. If you take a whisky bottle it wouldn't be as bad as to do something bad with the Bible. Thats what i think Miss Maudie is saying in this quote.<br/></span></p> I disagree that she's a "moth…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-10:649749:Comment:11443702017-04-10T00:43:32.291ZTimid Math Wiz 9Bhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TimidMathWizJumaa
<p>I disagree that she's a "motherly" figure to Scout. in the text, scout says "she was not at all interested in our private lives" and she called Miss Maudie a "friend" (Lee 44-45). if she was a motherly figure, she would obviously be interested in their private lives. also, scout describes her as just a friend. if she was a motherly figure, scout would describe her differently.</p>
<p>I disagree that she's a "motherly" figure to Scout. in the text, scout says "she was not at all interested in our private lives" and she called Miss Maudie a "friend" (Lee 44-45). if she was a motherly figure, she would obviously be interested in their private lives. also, scout describes her as just a friend. if she was a motherly figure, scout would describe her differently.</p> i think Miss Maudie's role in…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-10:649749:Comment:11445402017-04-10T00:39:48.117ZTimid Math Wiz 9Bhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TimidMathWizJumaa
<p>i think Miss Maudie's role in the text is to be a friend of the children and to teach them lessons. in the text, Scout describes how their relationship is and says "she was not all interested in our private lives. she was our friend" (Lee 44-45). When describing Miss Maudie, you can conclude that she wasn't too involved with them personally and she was just a friend. although they are friends, Miss Maudie teaches them that "[if you're] so busy worrying about the next world, [you'll] never…</p>
<p>i think Miss Maudie's role in the text is to be a friend of the children and to teach them lessons. in the text, Scout describes how their relationship is and says "she was not all interested in our private lives. she was our friend" (Lee 44-45). When describing Miss Maudie, you can conclude that she wasn't too involved with them personally and she was just a friend. although they are friends, Miss Maudie teaches them that "[if you're] so busy worrying about the next world, [you'll] never learn to live this one" (Lee 45). shes clearly teaching them a lesson, but as a friend figure.</p> Although you have a good poin…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-10:649749:Comment:11442562017-04-10T00:29:40.518ZTimid Math Wiz 9Bhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TimidMathWizJumaa
<p>Although you have a good point, i don't think her entire purpose is to teach them to love and enjoy life. That was just one detailed lesson she taught them. if that was her purpose, she wouldn't really be important. while scout was talking to Miss Maudie, she tells her she "the best lady i know" (Lee 45). clearly, Scout feels strongly about her. if her purpose was to teach one lesson, she wouldn't be <em>that</em> important to scout and she wouldn't be a main character.</p>
<p>Although you have a good point, i don't think her entire purpose is to teach them to love and enjoy life. That was just one detailed lesson she taught them. if that was her purpose, she wouldn't really be important. while scout was talking to Miss Maudie, she tells her she "the best lady i know" (Lee 45). clearly, Scout feels strongly about her. if her purpose was to teach one lesson, she wouldn't be <em>that</em> important to scout and she wouldn't be a main character.</p> Another purpose for having M…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-09:649749:Comment:11444332017-04-09T23:48:49.413ZMoon 9Ahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MoonAlbattawi
<p>Another purpose for having <span> Miss Maudie Atkinson in the story is to make the story more interesting. It is always intresting too see some of our own questions that we have answered through another character that is open minded and the answer for our questions might not be perfect but they make you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wander/think </span> about what the answer may be. As in the story <span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">To Kill A Mockingbird…</span></span></span></p>
<p>Another purpose for having <span> Miss Maudie Atkinson in the story is to make the story more interesting. It is always intresting too see some of our own questions that we have answered through another character that is open minded and the answer for our questions might not be perfect but they make you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wander/think </span> about what the answer may be. As in the story <span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">To Kill A Mockingbird</span> Miss Maudie Atkinson says, <span> "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of [someone like Atticus]" and "some men [are] so busy worrying about the next world, they've never learned to live in this one" (Lee 60). This is an example of one of Miss Maudie answers it is interesting because it provides evidence but not exact answer so it supports the fact that it wants to open us and make us use connections to figure what the answer might be.</span></span><br/></span></p> I think the purpose of Miss M…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-09:649749:Comment:11444142017-04-09T17:58:20.309ZSmilie 9Chttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Smilie
<p>I think the purpose of Miss Maudie Atkinson is to make other people become more open minded. In the story she is a motherly figure to Scout. And she kind of reminds me of Calpurnia. Miss Maudie gives Scout advice and makes Scout become more open minded. In the text Miss Maudie tell Scout "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy" (Lee119). This evidence shows that Miss Maudie is changing the way Scout thinks about Mockingbirds. And instead of Scout thinking about the…</p>
<p>I think the purpose of Miss Maudie Atkinson is to make other people become more open minded. In the story she is a motherly figure to Scout. And she kind of reminds me of Calpurnia. Miss Maudie gives Scout advice and makes Scout become more open minded. In the text Miss Maudie tell Scout "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy" (Lee119). This evidence shows that Miss Maudie is changing the way Scout thinks about Mockingbirds. And instead of Scout thinking about the bad things Mockingbirds do she now thinks of the good things Mockingbirds provide. All in all, without Miss Maudie many people in the story will think differently about a lot of things.</p> The purpose of Miss Maudie At…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-09:649749:Comment:11442422017-04-09T17:43:46.357ZMoon 9Ahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MoonAlbattawi
<p>The purpose of <span>Miss Maudie Atkinson in this story is to open peoples mind to the world they live in. As discussed in the story Miss Maudie<span> Atkinson is one of Maycomb's most open-minded citizens that helps people around her/ children specially scout understand <span>Atticus and their community. To </span> explain, one of Miss Maudie's ideas is, <span>"sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of [someone like Atticus]" and "some men [are]…</span></span></span></p>
<p>The purpose of <span>Miss Maudie Atkinson in this story is to open peoples mind to the world they live in. As discussed in the story Miss Maudie<span> Atkinson is one of Maycomb's most open-minded citizens that helps people around her/ children specially scout understand <span>Atticus and their community. To </span> explain, one of Miss Maudie's ideas is, <span>"sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of [someone like Atticus]" and "some men [are] so busy worrying about the next world, they've never learned to live in this one" (Lee 60). This shows that she is open to discussing things that may not be the most comfortable things to talk about and her character and advice's helps get other characters thinking and being more open which makes the story more valuable because of all the things and uncomfortable ideas it opens. </span></span></span></p> Yes, I agree with what you ha…tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-04-09:649749:Comment:11442382017-04-09T17:18:18.467ZCranberry 9Chttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Cranberry
<p>Yes, I agree with what you have to say Imagine, Miss Maudie is only there to tell facts and not her opinion about what she thinks. She is the "wise" person in the story and only tries to say what is really happening, not her opinion about topics. For instance in the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird" in chapter 5, Scout tries to ask her about what she thinks of Boo Radley, then Miss Maudie says " 'Arthur Radley [Boo Radley] stays in the house thats all' " (Lee 58). Miss Maudie thinks a little…</p>
<p>Yes, I agree with what you have to say Imagine, Miss Maudie is only there to tell facts and not her opinion about what she thinks. She is the "wise" person in the story and only tries to say what is really happening, not her opinion about topics. For instance in the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird" in chapter 5, Scout tries to ask her about what she thinks of Boo Radley, then Miss Maudie says " 'Arthur Radley [Boo Radley] stays in the house thats all' " (Lee 58). Miss Maudie thinks a little differently then how the rest of people in Maycomb County think of situations. While everyone thinks that Boo Radley is a creep or a scary person, Miss Maudie says that he just wants to stay in his house thats all. She is a person who has a different view of things just like the character Archie in the book "Stargirl".</p>