Chapter 31: October 1935

Dear Journal,

            I took boo Radley home after the argument was settled. When I stood on the Radley porch I saw my life through Boo’s eyes. I saw all the summers and school years pass and walked around in his skin. Now I really understand was Atticus means about that. I told Atticus that Tate was right, I knew that if he charged Boo with the murder it would be like killing a mockingbird. To end the night Atticus began reading to me and Jem as I fell asleep in his arms. 

Chapter 30: October 1935

Dear Journal,

            I showed Boo around the house while Atticus and the sheriff talked. He was no monster, he was just like us only he acted very shy and childlike. I enjoyed talking to him and was disappointed that Jem wouldn’t be able to see him. On the porch I heard Atticus and Tate arguing about who killed Bob Ewell. Atticus said Jem and that is was a clear case of self-defense but Tate said he fell on the knife but them kept looking sideways at Boo. The sheriff said something about making mistakes before but not this time and ended the argument. 

Chapter 29: October 1935

Dear Journal,

            Bob Ewell attacked me and Jem and now he is dead. I told the sheriff what I thought had happened and he kept asking me the questions. When he asked who pulled Bob Ewell off of me I was confused at first. I thought it had been Jem but he had been knocked out, but then I saw the last figure in the room and immediately I knew who had saved us. Boo Radley. 

Chapter 28: October 1935

Dear Journal, 

Bob Ewell is dead. After the play was over me and Jem began to walk home in the dark, and we heared this strange noise following us and I thought it was Cecil Jacobs trying to scare us but tehn someone attacked us. It was right outside the Radley gate when I got pushed to the ground. I heard a strange noise and heard Jem scream and then someone grabbed me and started to squish me in my costume. I was so scared but then another man, I thought it was Jem, pulled the attacker off. I saw someone carry Jem into my house and Atticus ran out to get me I asked if Jem was dead but Dr. Reynolds said he wasn’t I hope he will be okay and then Sheriff Tate walked in and said Bob Ewell was dead.
 

Chapter 27: October 1935

Dear Journal,

            Three things have happened in Maycomb since the last time I wrote and here they are; first Bob Ewell had a job and lost it in a matter of days becoming probably the only person to do that. The second thing was someone tried to break into Judge John Taylor’s house and from now on he sits with a gun. Finally the third thing was Bob Ewell started to harass Helen Robinson to and from her work but Mr. Link put an end to that. Atticus tried to explain his behavior to me but I’m still scared of him. Also we are having a Halloween play and I play the part of the Ham, Jem says he will walk me to the school so I have to go now. 

Chapter 26: September 1935

Dear Journal,

            School started again and I have been recently thinking about the Radley place. It doesn’t scare me anymore but I still kind of want to see Boo Radley. Atticus’s case was over but it’s presence still hung over us. I was confused one day during school when we spoke about the Germans persecuting Jews, our teacher talked about how it wasn’t right and I remembered her saying bad things about Tom Robinson and I questioned how that was any different. When I asked Jem about it he got really mad and yelled, it shocked me but I know he will be back to normal tomorrow. 

Chapter 25: September 1935

Dear Journal,

            I reckon Jem is going through one of those stages again. I found a bug in my room and he wouldn’t let me kill it. Oh well Jem is always changing, but I just remembered something Dill told me, on the way to the Robinsons to tell Helen, Tom was dead Atticus picked up Jem and Dill. He said when Atticus told her she just crumpled to the ground. His death was the gossip of the town for a couple of days but then Mr. Underwood’s editorial came out with his opinion on the case. He used the name Ewell and it still scares me but Jem says there is no reason to be scared.