Reflection
Choose ONE of the following prompts to respond to. Please respond honestly and thoughtfully.
1. Scout and Jem visit Calpurnia’s church. How would you feel if you were in their shoes? Describe, in detail, a time when you were an obvious outsider somewhere. How did you feel?
2. Atticus tells Scout that Mr. Cunningham is a good man – “he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.” What does Atticus mean by this? Explain what are your "blind spots" are as a person.
1. Scout and Jem visit Calpurnia’s church. How would you feel if you were in their shoes? Describe, in detail, a time when you were an obvious outsider somewhere. How did you feel?
2. Atticus tells Scout that Mr. Cunningham is a good man – “he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.” What does Atticus mean by this? Explain what are your "blind spots" are as a person.
Jessica Kremer
ReplyDeleteIf I was Scout and Jem at Calpurnia's church I would feel unwanted. I would feel like that because when Lulia was basically saying they don't belong here they need to leave and that they were not welcome from her point of view kinda like she thought they were going to be better then them. Other than Lulia I would feel fine and see if is kinda cool to see how their church works.
2. Blind spots are areas of view where we can't see. A person's blind spot is similar where a person might have an annoying or unappealing trait that they don't even notice. Such as bragging, interrupting, or something else. Mr. Cunningham has a blind spot in the sense of not really knowing how strong of a reaction he is having towards Tom Robinson. His extreme reaction to the news that a black man is being held in the town jail is that he would hurt a friend, Mr. Finch, and may even kill a man, Tom Robinson, without even realizing how crazy that may seem.. My blind spots as a person could be a lack of talking, nervous ticks, or it could be even heavy breathing. There are so many little things that each of us do that we don't really notice even if others find them annoying. There are also sometimes larger blind spots that we have that we still don't notice ourselves.
ReplyDeleteIf i were them in calpurnias church i would feel like someone who is just a banded and left, like no one would know. There was a time i felt like that i was at a new school and i didnt know anyone but it seemed like they didnt like me so i felt like i was not wanted there
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If I were in their shoes when they went to Calpurnia's church I would feel very uncomfortable. Even though I would have someone I know there it would still make me feel very self-conscious. When I was in 8th grade and we went to the carrier fair, I was put in the agricultural mechanics class. I am not into farming but everyone else there was and I felt like I didn't really belong there when they started asking questions about tractors and John Deer. I really didn't like the feeling of being alone when I had no idea what was going on. It made me feel uncomfortable when the people around me started to answer questions that I had no idea about.
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if i was in the situation where Jem and Scout got to Calpurnians church i would most definitely feel unwanted to be there. the reason why i would feel like that is because them saying that i basically do not belong there would make me feel like that boss. Lulia would make me feel alright because she is chill to see how their church is like.
ReplyDelete1. When Scout and Jem entered the church they felt really awkward and out of place. I think that if i were in there shoes i would probably, honestly turn right around and leave, when entering the church. If people are staring at me my face tends to turn red, and I get very upset, so if I were in Scout and Jem shoes that what i would do. One time when i felt like the outsider somewhere was at the Dance Marathon last year. I felt like the outsider because I wearing a slim fit dress and everyone else was wearing a t-shirt and shorts. I felt very embarrassed at first then I soon got used to it and thought that this cannot be the first time someone has done this.
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1. I would feel very out of place and confused if I were Scout or Jem in that situation. One time that I felt like an outsider was when I was in gymnastics as a kid. Everyone in my class had been there for years and were all good at it. I felt like I was the only one who had absolutely no clue what I was doing and I just felt really out of place. -Ash Lyons
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ReplyDeleteIf I was to take Scout's or Jem's spot on their visit to Calpurnia's church I wound feel weird about being there and knowing that I stand out and that I don't belong there while everyone else does. I know for a fact that I would be waiting for the time to leave and that I would be wishing to be at home. Sometimes I am in a situation where I feel like this, even when I do belong in that place. Whenever I go to family gatherings on my moms side of the family it is really weird because we hardly ever see my cousins so I don't know them. Everyone will be talking to each other while my brother and I will sit together doing nothing. A lot of my cousins can seem really stuck up so it feels like they judge you all the time. The feeling is really weird because when I go to gatherings on my dads side of the family I talk to everyone and have a really good time because I see them more often. Eventually I will make conversation with the cousins my age and start enjoying the time spent there but then we have to leave right away. Eventually I think that we will get used to this and just go for it right away instead of waiting until right before we leave to talk to each other.
I believe that blind spots in a person, are things that you forget about. Mr.Cunningham had forgotten about his family when he was with the lynch mob. His blind spot was not really thinking about the impact this reaction could have. He was just very worked up about Tom Robinson that he wasn't thinking clearly. But once Scout reminded him about Walter and his family, he decided to stop.
ReplyDeleteIf I was in Scout or Jem's shoes I would feel kinda weird and like I didn't belong there because everyone was different from me and they did different things in Church. It would just be a very uncomfortable situation because I don't know everyone there. One time when I felt like an outsider was when I went over to a friends family gathering and I felt so awkward because all of their family knew of me but never really met me and I just kinda felt weird. Also their family was way smaller than what I was used to cause my dad has 6 siblings and my mom has 9 so it was really uncomfortable for me.
ReplyDelete1. If i was Scout and Jem and went to Calipurnia's church I would feel like I didn't belong. I wouldn't like everyone watching me as I walk down the aisle to sit down. I would feel like I shouldn't be there and I'd want to leave. It would be hard to continue through with the mass even after someone questioned me being there. My first practice with Team Iowa I felt like an outsider because everyone on my team had played the year before except me. Everyone knew all the drills and plays and they all knew each other. I felt confused and left out, but as weeks went by we all talked to each other more and more and they helped me learn the drills and plays.
ReplyDeletei would feel awkward and out of place there. mostly i would feel unwanted and targeted for being different than everyone else. they would make me feel like i do not belong there and that i should leave. i once joined basketball and i felt very out of place like i didn't belong there i was used to playing soccer my whole life but had decided to try something knew. but i never got the ball or the hang o he sport.
ReplyDeleteIf I was Scout and Jem, I would feel out of place. It would be kind of weird because they are being treated badly because they are white in a black church. I would feel uncomfortable because I was being stared at. I would feel out of place, so I would just be wanting to leave the entire time. When people judge you, it's very awkward. I would most likely rather be at home than going to church with Cal. When I am at the Fair some days, my friends aren't there because I go early in the morning everyday with my brothers. I sit in my pig pen with my pigs until my friends actually come. I feel out of place because people just walk by and stare at me that don't know me. Once my friends get there, I actually have fun because I have someone to talk to that I know really well. It's a lot more exciting when I know people there because then I can walk around the fair and carnival and have fun with them.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has blind spots, these are thing that you may not even know about or notice. Mr. Cunninghams blind spots are that he has not noticed how much he is reacting the the Tom Robinson case, that he forgot about everyone and everything else when he was outside the jail. He got reminded about is family and that is what made him stop, once he heard that he realized that he may be over reacting to all of this. Luke
ReplyDelete1. I feel if I were to attend Calpurnia's church during this time in the novel, I would feel unwanted. Especially when Lulia made the comment that the kids were unwanted and not welcomed. I would also feel like I am constantly being judged from everyone around me. A time I was an obvious outsider was when I attended my cousin's birthday party. I was the only family member there with all her friends. The only person I knew was my cousin, so it was really weird for me to hang out with all these people. The first couple hours I felt really lonely and had few interactions with people, until I warmed up and started to do activities and play games with them.
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ReplyDeleteIf I was in Scout or Jem's shoes I would feel very scared because at the time there were people being mean to Calpurnia for bringing them to an African American church. I think that it would be very weird to be the only white children in that church with no parent because you would feel very left out and people would always be looking at you. A time that sticks out to me on how I can relate to the children's journey to a new church with new people would have to be my first day of soccer. It was a very new sport to me and I barely knew anyone there. I had never touched a soccer ball besides P.E. class ever in my life and that can relate to the kids because they were never allowed to socialize with African American people besides Calpurina.
If I ever went Calpurnia's church I would feel very out of place. It would be quite awkward and uncomfortable for me. When I would walk in everyone would give me a weird look and I would feel self-conscious about myself. I wouldn't want to stay in the church if everyone was giving me weird looks. The first time I joined my softball team I felt like an outsider. I wasn't close with any of the girls yet, so everything seemed very awkward and out of place. I felt like the other girls were close with each other because they were in the same grade and knew each other from sports, but I was two grades younger and never played against them in any sports. I felt very unwanted.
ReplyDeleteIf I were Jem or Scout I would feel like an outsider when I went to Calpurnia's church. I would feel like this because they were the only white people in an all black church. I think it would be awkward and people might judge me for going to a church I don't belong in. A time I felt like an outsider was when I was a freshman on the varsity basketball team. I felt like an outsider because all the older girls had previous friendships and I was one of the only new girls on the team and I didn't feel like I fit in.
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