To Kill a Mockingbird
(Language Arts Assignment)
“Scout’s Journal”
Entry #1
Dear Diary,
Calpurnia bought you for me so that I could “expand my vocabulary to a size appropriate for my upbringing.” Now I don’t have the darnedest clue what she meant, but whatever Calpurnia says is law, or that’s what’s been scolded into me after so many years. I wish she treated me better, the way she treats Jem and Atticus and all them houseguests, and even Dill, my new friend. Today he just climbed o’er the fence like it was public property, slung over the wire smug as a bug. He introduced himself and starting strutting around, all high n’ mighty, boasting ‘bout his Mississipi moving pictures and his readin’ skills. He even suggested we go over to mean ol’ Mr. Radley’s house, the Radley Place. Everybody knows Boo haunts the basement, moaning and groaning, all swathed with chains and the like. I think Dill’s crazy, but Jem gave him the A-OK, so I guess he’s okay with me as well.
