Jem's Journal

Maycob was an old town. Everyone knew each other around. People were friendly but there were two things that bothered me. The Radley's and Atticus' Tom Robinson case. Boo Radley never came out of his house and it bothered me and I had no clue why he never came out. It was all after the Tom Robinson case that I realized nobody seemed to care. He was charged guilty even though he wasn't.

Everyone seemed to continue their life like nothing happened. Atticus made it clear that even Scout would understand that Bob Ewell did it and not Tom. Reverend Sykes said that I shouldn't get comfortable since it was not yet over. Women and children from all over Maycomb came to the trial, even though they knew that it might get naughty. As for Scout, I knew she could handle it.

That made me think if the people of Maycomb even cared about what they were looking and listening to. They didn't seem to.

When we followed Atticus to the jail we found out that people were trying to hurt him. One of them was Mr. Cunningham. Atticus told me they were our friends. It didn't seem to.

I felt different about them now. Was there any way to make them realize Tom was innocent? As Atticus said the white people who treated everyone lower class are trash. That's what I think of Maycomb people. Trash.

To Kill A Mockingbird Cover

This is my cover for the novel. I drew it as it was the part where Atticus shoots the dog.

We can also see the three figures are portrayed all in dark black. We obviously know it is supposed to be Jem, Scout, and Atticus. I choose to portray them all in black because that would hide Atticus' identity, and it would show that he isn't really like that and doesn't like to shoot, and the children would know that that isn't their father. The children are looking at their father in total awe and shock that he has another history attached to his life other than being a lawyer. They now know that he is also known as "One Shot Finch." The birds in the background show some of the significance in the book. They are flying away in the same direction Atticus is shooting, and that represents how the children's innocence is starting to fly away as well with age. I choose to make this as a cover because I thought that the original cover lacks the action that the actual book shows, and that this cover shows more action.

Maycomb Daily - Newspaper

Published: July 21, 1933

Maycomb Daily

"One Shot Finch" strikes again!

By: William Grant
 



Mr. Atticus Finch was known to be very accurate at shooting. He was also known as "Dead Shot Finch".
Since those old times Mr. Finch never shot a weapon, and never even wanted to see one again. But that all changed when it was reported that Mr. Finch shot a wander-less dog somewhere around the neighborhood where he lives in. Information tells us that he and Mr. Heck Tate immediately came to the scene after Mr. Finches' housekeeper called them. She also alarmed everyone in the neighborhood to stay inside and to not come outside. 

When they arrived Mr. Finch wanted Heck to shoot the dog but Mr. Tate kept refusing him and ordered Mr. Finch to shoot. Mr. Finch's glasses fell of and it took him quite some time to aim for a good spot to shoot the animal. When he pulled the trigger they say that "He doesn't know what hit him,".  The dog was killed and we knew that he still got it in him. Mr. Finch wanted it to keep a secret and he didn't even tell his own children about his past when he was an incredible shooter. Our sources tell us that Mr. Finch reckoned like it never happened.
We managed to get a little interview with Mr. Finch's housekeeper
Maycomb Daily asked her what she thought about Mr. Finch's action
"I was quite shocked with Mr. Finch's behavior. It ain't surprising that he still didn't lose his efficiency."
We asked her what she thought about it

"Ahh, I personally think that Mr. Finch did the right choice, to kill that darn dog an' put him in his misery."

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 By: George Derrington

Everyone must’ve already heard about this fella Tom Robinson. He was put in trial for raping a white woman. Clearly that is one of the most dangerous things a black man can do in Maycomb County these days. Even though Atticus Finch made it seem extremely clear that Mr. Robinson was not guilty, and that Mr. Bob Ewell had beaten her daughter up an'  then later raped her, it was most obvious that no Black man could ever win a case against white people. This came to show when Mr. Robinson was charged guilty, and then sent to prison, even though for something he ain't  done.

Well, a couple of days later it was reported to us that Mr. Robinson was killed by the guards in Justice Prison just two miles away from Maycomb County. Apparently, Mr. Robinson was allegedly trying to escape from prison by climbing over the fence to the other side, but he never made it because he was shot. According to the guards, they shot in the air a couple of times to warn him that he should not try escaping but that didn’t change Tom’s mind. Our sources tell us that he was shot seventeen times while he was trying to jump over the fence, and to escape prison. 

We ought'a get interview from some of the guards, and we got it
"Do you think that old Tom got what he deserved?"
"Well, I certainly believe that that negro ain't no better alive,"

This of course was a tremendous shock to some especially to his wife and his kids. To some other people they thought that he was no better good then dead.

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Editorial:

Court Fairness

By: Nolan Stross

I was there and witnessed with my own eyes the trial of Tom Robinson. Mr. Atticus Finch clearly set the cards on the table and made the truth come out. This man was innocent and Bob Ewell beat up, and raped his own daughter. I think he knew that he would win the case against a black man. Everything made sense and it was clear that Tom had not lay a finger on Mayella Ewell.

Nevertheless the jury didn’t seem to care and the outcome was a victory for the Ewells and the black’s had lost again. I think that we aint' no better to continue to treat colored people otherwise. They are people like us but with different color. Cause of one’s color I think it’s not reasonable to mistreat them and let alone sent them in jail for something they never did. I think we should all treat each other equally with equal rights even though there are differences between our skin color. That there are color differences that doesn’t make them animals, or monsters. They are still human.

 I think that they should definitely change the court system because winning a case for something you did and make someone else go to jail for what you have done is just outrageous. 

We gotta some words from a citizen around the jury and got some of his thoughts on it
"Do you think the jury was fair to this fella?"
"Course not. This man had no bad things goin on round himself,"
"What do you think was the real event here boy?"
"I oughta know better then some fellas but I sure do know that Mr. Bob Ewell raped his own daughter. S' right sir. His own daughter."

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Letter to Editor

 

Letter to Editor

Dear Mr. Grant

I must say that after reading your article on “One Shot Finch” I think that you aint'a put it on Maycomb Daily. I personally heard about Atticus Finch but never met him. After what I read on your article it is obvious that if he wanta' no one to know he was such an incredible shooter he most likely wouldn’t want it all over the news. I’ve been reading this Newspaper for a long time and I never encountered such a incident before. I think you should definitely take that of since I think it would be offensive to Mr. Finch. You oughta asked him for permission on it and I think that he would say not to put it on if he wanted it to be a secret. 

This could’ve lead to some serious problems Mr. Grant and I advise you to make a change in your newspaper or other people will learn about this incident and feel the same way I did, and I advise you to check before you post whatever you are going to post in Maycomb Daily as it is a wonderful Newspaper.

I am sure that if Mr. Finch reads this story and/or if his children read it he will be very mad and he will throw all his anger not at only you but to ya'll  working on Maycomb Daily. Please consider this as an instruction to help your Newspaper succeed in the future without any inconveniences.

Thank you for reading

Best Regards:

Sally Winston 

We managed to receive some own words with Mrs. Winston

“Mrs. Winson I believe that you certainly ain’t a saint bout’ Mr. Grant’s work here aint ya,”

“I dunno bout’ everyone else working on it but I think that he oughta remake that article.”

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Obituary
By: Nicole Brennan

Tom Robinson was a young and very strong man. He was a run-of-a-mill and never did harm to anyone. He has a beautiful wife named Helen and they had wonderful children. However his wife and kids had to face a terrible loss. Tom, a loved husband and a love father, was shot and killed.

He was charged with rape on a white woman.  Even with all the hard work Mr. Atticus Finch put in to defend Tom he was charged guilty on the false rape that Mr. Bob Ewell actually committed. Tom was as innocent as a mockingbird, but the Jury thought otherwise of this incident. They sent Tom to Justice Prison two miles away from Maycomb County. S' right. They sent him to prison for something he ain't done

It was on July 16, 1933 that Tom Robinson was reported dead. The people in Justice Prison say that it was during their exercise session when Tom was trying to climb over the fence and try to escape prison. The guards say the shot warning shots in the air but Mr. Tom didn’t pay attention and continued to try and escape. He was later shot seventeen times and was brutally  killed.

We got some of our own media on it.

“Why’d ya’ll shoot him?”

“Well, we oughta know better ain’t we now,”

“We knew that that the only way out was to shoot that darn bastard,”

Some people felt devastated and others didn’t care much. However Tom was a man like everyone else amongst us and he deserves a burial.

Tom Robinson was not going to be forgotten soon.