Comparison to Maycomb Blog

11/24/2015

John Zalazinski

Eutaw Is a City in Greene County, Alabama. At the 2000 Census the Population Was 1,878. The City Is the County Seat of Greene County and Was Named in Honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the Last Engagement of the American Revolutionary War. N.d. Green County, Alabama. 

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Prompt: How does the picture chosen relate with Maycomb?

How this relate to Maycomb is that all the buildings are packed together, that can indicate that it has a small population/town. The strongest reason why I think this makes the area have a small population is that on the white building on the left there is two doors in the front. There was probably not enough room for another building so two businesses had to share space. That exact building is the most worn down also, because it looks like the other buildings are kept in good shape. This can mostly be because there are not enough workers to help build it back up.

Another way this relates to Maycomb is that there is grass growing in the cracks in the curb. This is very similar to Maycomb having cracks in their sidewalks because of the town not being well taken care of. It is not well not taken care of because there is only a population of 1700+ and it doesn't seem to be a really big deal. If it was more of a "high class" place like New York it would be more of a concern because a lot of people want to keep a city like that as perfect as it could possibly be.

Chocolate War: Theme Blog

Theme Blog

John Zalazinski

11/12/15

I think the theme of this book is that one small mistake can turn into a huge problem. Jerry Renault a student in attending a catholic school refuses to sell chocolate. He then challenges a secret society called "The Vigils" who believe that they are the better type of people and that just adds on to the problems he is going to have. He is responsible, and careful person, it is mostly the people around him that makes him troubled. He is incompatible with them and rather not work things out.

Archie can be one of the motivators that makes Jerry make these problems. Archie is a cocky, arrogant, and he thinks he is perfect. The thing that probably makes Jerry angry because of Archie is

his lack of religion he shows. The proof of this is on page nine when he says, "When you march down the rail you are receiving the Body, man. Me, I'm just chewing a wafer they buy by the pound in Worcester." These traits are perfect for someone that is supposed to be hated and seems like it makes the perfect antagonist (don't know for sure).

The setting can make the conflict interesting and show the theme of the book in a unique way. It takes place at a catholic school which means the chocolate had to go to a fundraiser and Jerry didn't want to sell it for his reasons. Archie must've overworked or "motivated" him in the wrong way. I am also to have a slightly big suspicion that Archie is in the Vigils and is just really quiet about. Archie managing Jerry could be a subtle test from the Vigils seeing if Jerry can withstand what they have.