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  • Essay / Dialectical Journal Chapters on Harper Lee's To Kill a...

    Dialectical Journal Chapters 1-3Vocabulary1. Personal Property – A personal possession or slave.2. Taciturn- Silent in expression and manner.3. Predilection – A tendency to think favorably of something in particular. (Preference)4. Domiciled- Establishing yourself in a place of residence. (Reside.)5. Flivver- A cheap old automobile. Vocabulary1. Human goods couldn't be worse, no matter what era you live in.2. Whenever someone referred to the taciturn boy, we all knew who they were talking about.3. My teacher gave one test a week; a predilection that most of the class disliked.4. The twelve people of the Green family domiciled in a single house.5. Mr. Cooney's old flivver was barely able to start each morning when he went to work. Interpretation/Making a Prediction “Our first raid only happened because Dill bet Jem the Gray Ghost against two Tom Swifts that Jem wouldn't get any. further than Radley Gate. In his entire life, Jem had never refused a challenge. (Lee 16) Interpret/Make a predictionThe fact that Jem has never refused a challenge shows me how mentally strong he is. While strength is generally a good thing, I can predict that in the future it will end up getting Jem into trouble. I think this because knowing what the challenge is, even then, is pretty crazy; I also know that Jem will and that the challenges will continue to pile up. Once someone expresses courage in what they can do, others usually challenge them to test the greatness of their courage or strength; don't stop until the person doesn't want to go any further. I can predict that Jem will continue to accept these challenges and will not stop until he gets in trouble or hurts himself.Interpretation/Ask a Question1. “'Put...... middle of paper...... Tate wanted to protect him. In this situation, there is no possible way that justice will be served. If Boo had been sent to court, he would be guilty just because of the rumors and the situation, even if he was only protecting the children. And while he wouldn't be brought to justice, it's still not the truth. But in this situation, injustice is clearly acceptable. Mr. Ewell got what he deserved and almost everyone escaped unscathed, including Boo. Of course, what Mr. Tate claimed was not entirely true, it was nevertheless necessary steps that needed to be taken in order to maintain the fairness of the whole situation. Atticus certainly wouldn't like this if he knew that he still favors fairness, but he has come to accept this fact through Mr. Tate's persuasion. Overall, this is the only situation in the entire novel in which injustice is truly justice..