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Post by tusting on Apr 19, 2006 10:14:02 GMT -5
i agree with kara for the most part, but i disagree with regards to when she says atticus didnt tell his kid because he was "proud" of his ablity. i think rather, he was so good at shooting, that he knew it was an advantage over the animals and others, so he stopped. that right there takes real maturity; to give up something you love. i dont think that he told his kids because he thought it an unimportant part of his past, and he didnt want to seem boastful.
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Post by natemaroon on Apr 20, 2006 14:54:31 GMT -5
i think it was hidden becuase HE didnt want to show any body that he has a very good shot(the best in maycomb). I really think that he has a secret or something happened to hin in the past that the book isnt really telling us ( like he had an accident in shooting or something). So thats why he got the children b-b guns. I think he wants them to be familiar with the guns but doesnt want them to be to agressive with them. so they dont make some sort of mistake with them just like he did. i think it ties in with the story becuase the kids are gonna shoot something in the end to change the story
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Post by isabeauc on Apr 21, 2006 14:25:34 GMT -5
I think Marie it right too. Atticus is showing the kids that it's okay to shoot something if you are protecting someone or something important, not if you're just doing it for fun.
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Post by engebrethson on Apr 22, 2006 15:59:35 GMT -5
Atticus was a really good bananashooter. He even had nicknames back in his day for his shooting ability. I think that the b-b guns that he gave his kids was related because a little after he gave them to his kids the dog came into the picture. Also, when the kids got the guns they wanted to shoot things and there dad told them that they could shoot cans and blue birds but never shoot a mocking bird. Atticus told them at the mocking bird was good and it was bad luck to shoot one. The mocking bird sang to the people and never eat there crops. That is how the b-b guns are connected to the title because Atticus told his children to never shoot a mocking bird.[/font][/size]
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Post by michelleg16 on Apr 22, 2006 20:57:11 GMT -5
Atticus’s shooting ability: Why is it revealed? Why was it hidden until the rabid dog appeared? Is it connected to him buying the children b-b guns? Is it connected to the novel’s title?
It is revealed when he had to shoot ole Tim Johnson, the rabid Dog. It is revealed too, because the children thought that their father couldn't do anything. Atticus hid it from teh children because he wasn't proud of it. He didn't like to kill things all too much. This is why when he bought the Children B-B guns he didn't want to teach them how to use them. He told them not to shoot Mockingbirds, because it was sin, so yes. This does have to do with the title.
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Post by rundel on Apr 23, 2006 13:49:40 GMT -5
Hmmm, I think it could have been revealed to show that Atticus was more than just an intellectual. That he was capable of protecting himself. I agree with Michelle that he hid it because he wasn't proud of it. I can understand that. He probably didn't want his children to think that killing is just something you do for fun. I guess it could be connected to buying them bb guns... maybe he thought being able to shoot was a valuable skill.
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Post by rundel on Apr 23, 2006 13:59:27 GMT -5
As for the title of the book... yeah, there's a connection. I don't remember stuff about killing mockingbirds anywhere else. But I agree with Christine that it's some kind of metaphor. A metaphor I can't figure out.
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Post by surok on Apr 23, 2006 14:58:22 GMT -5
i think there had to have been something bigger that caused him never shooting again. normally when people have a talent, they use it.
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Post by surok on Apr 23, 2006 14:59:28 GMT -5
Atticus has matured since he was younger. He knows now that it doesn't really matter what others think of you, it's what you think of yourself. He didn't show the children before now because he didn't want them to think he was proud of it and would want them to brag. He is a very humble man and wouldn't do that to someone. I think it sort of is related to him buying the kids guns. He wants them to go through what he did, in hopes of them growing up and understanding what he now knows. i guess i didn't think of it that way, but i agree, he is a humble man, and scout would run through her school telling people about it. |
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Post by natemaroon on Apr 25, 2006 11:52:40 GMT -5
i agree with kohl too about the maturity aspect...he is very humble and wants his children to understand that guns are not all for play but items to be taken seirously
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Post by freeman on Apr 25, 2006 23:52:29 GMT -5
Atticus is really good at shotting, but since he is good hearted toward others and doesn't really like violence that he hid it from his children, but when the dog appears he has to shot it . he may have gotten the guns for his cause first thats what they wanted and second he still likes it. and maybe like nick said he accidently killed a mockingbird and was so sad that he stopped the beautiful music that he told his kids not to and that something to do with the acual title.
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Post by bryceg on Apr 26, 2006 0:54:08 GMT -5
Atticus's shooting ability was revealed because there was a mad dog on their street and someone had to shoot it before it got dangerous. Atticus didnt want to shoot it at first, but in the end he did. I think it was hidden because he didnt want to show off his ability to shoot things with guns. I think he bought the kids bb guns because he secretly wanted to pass on his experience of being the deadest shot in the county. For the title, Atticus says dont kill a mockingbird because it is a sin.
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Post by isabeauc on Apr 26, 2006 1:20:23 GMT -5
I'm not sure that I agree with my original statement. I don't think that Atticus ever shot a mockingbird, it was just something his father told him that stuck with him through the years.
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Post by traviszucca on Apr 26, 2006 18:32:01 GMT -5
I agree with barron because of that Atticus is very peaceful type of person and he is very humble.
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Post by mcech on Apr 30, 2006 20:16:32 GMT -5
Scout and Jem begin doubting the "coolness" of Atticus and whether he is worthy of their respect and admiration. It's revealed when the rabid dog appears because it is important for Atticus's children to be on his side while he is going through the struggle of Tom's trial. He finally gave in to giving the children guns because he had them while he was growing up and there are some important uses for them. People can use guns for bad to kill harmless, inferior things. This is how black people are viewed during this time.
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