To Kill a Mockingbird

If I were to transfer the adventures of Scout to my neighborhood it would be a lot different because I don't really live in a neighborhood with other kids around, at least not other kids that are fun. I would probably be best friends with Scout if she lived in my neighborhood because I was basically just like her when I was six. I would also be friends with Jem and Dill. The reason we would all be such good friends is because they all know how to play. They play made up games and are just fun kids, which is exactly like me and my sister. The experiences we would have with them would probably be pretty similar to in the book and in my own life. What I mean by this is we would probably get in some trouble but mostly we would just have a lot of fun and have great summers.

Instructions for Living a Life

"Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."

If you pay attention in life you won't miss much. If you be astonished you will enjoy life. And if you pay attention you will be astonished, and then you should tell people all about it. That is what this quote is saying. It basically means to live life to its fullest potential and enjoy it as much as you can, because you only have one. Also, if you go through life boring, not paying attention and just "going with the flow" you will miss a lot. It is kind of like the life laws, you make your own experience and decide how your life turns out. Everything in life is a choice, no matter what happens to a person, they always have the choice of what mood they will be in, how they go about life, how much fun they have and how enjoyable their life is. Money doesn't matter, clothes don't matter, how big your house is doesn't matter and other material things don't matter. What does matter is how you deal with things and how you choose to live life. These material things can help with happiness, but they surely don't make it. I would much rather be poor and have the great family and friends I have, than be rich with a half loving family and fake friends. Life is all about making it as good as you possibly can. And since we live in such a great country, anybody can rise to greatness no matter what they come from, and everybody should take full advantage of this great opportunity that we get to enjoy every single day.