Recently, I have started reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The whole book is narrated by a girl called Jean Louise Finch, which is called by her nickname, Scout, throughout the book. In chapter one, she starts explaining her family history and how her brother, Jem, broke his arm. Scout also goes on to describe her father, Atticus and the house maid, Calpurnia. In the summer of 1933, they both meet a boy called Charles Baker Harris, or as he calls himself, Dill. During the summer, Dill starts suggesting that they try to lure out Arthur "Boo" Radley. Boo Radley is the neighborhood mystery, in which all people know about him is conveyed through rumors. He is kept locked in his house by his father after an incident that occured some years ago. Rumors about him include that he is a monster, eats animals, and creeps around at night and stares into peoples windows. Toward the end of the chapter, Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley's home, in which he does so quickly.
Personally, this chapter was very interesting. It provides much details and foreshadowing of the rest of the book. I really enjoy the main character, Scout, as she is always curious and intuituve, and her father Atticus, which is logical and intelectual. I found the story of Boo Radley to be mysterious and interesting, since there are not many clear facts about him, just rumors.
If I were to use a note taking strategy for this book, I would most likely use an outline. This is because an outline carefully highlights the main points of a reading passage and provides the right amount of supporting details to the main points. Another note taking strategy which can be very useful is listing. This is because in a list, one can correctly place important imformation from the reading passage and carefully organize it.
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