Journal #4

Perspective of: Atticus

Why does Scout always says that I defend black people?
Im not likeing the way that she has to talk about people. She has to know her manners.
Well I'm going to have a little talk with her and her moral ways.

Apperantly Scout was just saying the word "nigger" because she heard other kids saying it too in her school. Since those contemporaries from her school teach her there kind of words and that doesnt seem really good so for now and on she is not going to talk like that any more.

I cant accept the way shes going to fight an African American kid. Scout didnt like the way that I had to defend an African American, but because she got mad doesnt mean Im going to stop defending his case. I mean there nothing wrong with them; they have the same rights as us their just humans the only difference is their colored skins. I believe that they should be even.

Well, I dont think Scout is going to be happy with this but she likes it or not shes going to be dealing with African American all her life. She says I'm a "negro-lover" but like I had sayed to her I do my best to love everybody. Theres something I dont like about Scout, well shes very nice but when it comes to African Americans her attidude get like blah.

The only think that I say to Scout was "-well all I can say is, when you and Jem are grown, maby youll look back on this with some feelling that I didnt let you down" I said this to her because maybe she will get the feeling sometime when they are grown and maybe someone treats her differently shes going to think back and remember what I told her.We're always debating about this.

Scout might be young but from now and on shes going to have her manners with others and shes is going to be respecting me and those other African Americans.
Theres reasons that I took this guys case, not just because hes African but like I had said people have the same rights. The guys case the I am taking and I are aquainted but I know I should still respect him for who he is.