Chapters 12-16 Connector

When I was reading this section, I made a few connections. One of them was that the School system hasn't changed much. I used the same system when I was in first grade.The other one was that Kalispell is quiet, just like Maycomb.That made me think of more connections, like conflicts I found in the book that matched the ones in my life. The kids, that being Scout and Jem, are both now unpopular in the town, but they still hold they're heads high and protect their father. I have done things like this for a long time.my parents do things that make me unpopular, but I still stand behind them.I thought how the people in the text are similar to people in my life. For example, Jem is like a friend of mine named Greg. They both do what they're told, and get things done. Atticus is like my extended grandfather Bob. They both will give a reason before they do anything. Scout is like my neighbor, Amber. She, like Scout,is inquisitive, and willing to say what she means. Aunt Alexandria is like my grandmother Linda, but only when she is angry. I tried to think of a book I have read that is like TKAM, but I can't think of any. I was on a roll, so I tried to think of something I haven't heard of yet, and it was that Montana is like Alabama.The states are both big, they don't have very many people in them, they both have wide, open spaces, and they both have small towns. In my literature circle, the discussion passed by quickly. We had no disagreements, everything went over well. The discussion itself lasted about 30 minutes. We went over the questions we were to answer, plus the white page. When I was reading this section, I really thought about what it meant. I tried t o really think, and I came up with this: Humanity is cruel. Overall, humans as a race are cruel.for example, in the story, nobody sees the kids as they are, they only see what their father is doing.  But there is hope. For example, Miss Maudie Atkins. She is nice to the kids, and respects them for what they did, not their dad. These were what ran through my head as I  read the section.