Monday, January 30, 2012

To Kill A Mockingbird in Real Life

The story of Scout and her friends would transfer to my neighborhood very nicely because I live in a neighborhood full of old people who are very secretive and barely come out of their houses. The only thing of which I can think would change would be Boo Radley. He would be an older man I never see outside. There would not be a lot of kids in the neighborhood because there is only one other house with someone under 18 living in it. The quietness from To Kill A Mockingbird would stay the same because I live in a very quiet neighborhood. I would be friends with Scout if she lived in my neighborhood because she seems like a very fun friend and someone you could trust a lot. I would also be friends with Jem and Dill for the same reasons.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

How To With Life

"Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it," Mary Oliver.

Nothing tells you how to live your life. You learn as you go through your own life. "Instructions" are made by yourself on how to live your own life. You learn from personal experiences what works best for you and your environment. People cannot tell you how to live your life. The most they can do is give you advice because they may have been in a similar situation, but they have not been in the same exact situation with the same exact people at the same exact time.