Surprised

I must say as I finished the whole novel I was quite surprised on how it ended. But, before I get to that one of the best parts of part two of the novel, is the event that takes place in the courthouse when the jury determines whether Tom Robinson was going to be proven guilty or innocent. Even if he were innocent, since he is a black man he had no fight against a white man. What had me hooked was when Atticus was questioning the people that were on the witness stand. He knew that they were lying and they knew themselves they were. As he asked them questions after questions they couldn't even answer, becoming so overwhelmed if one story didn't match the other, it will all go downhill from there. At certain moments they would slip, but couldn't take it back because the damage had already been made. Especially when Mayella Ewell was on the stand. It was quite funny to me how Atticus manners were an insult to her. She was slowly loosing focus, and at certain moments she didn't even know what was coming out of her mouth. There was point in the chapter where I thought she was going to finally admit the truth, but because she was scared of what might happen to her if she were to tell the truth. So once more she told another lie, leaving an innocent young man to suffer for something he had nothing to do with it. I could really imagine being in that same courthouse listening to Atticus as he interrogates them one by one.

When all of this finally came to an end I thought that the last few chapters were going to be peaceful and filled with happy moments. Yet I was wrong. That night that Jem and Scout decide to walk home instead of accepting the offer of getting a ride home, I already sensed something terrible was going occur next. At first I actually thought it was just their friend Cecil again just messing with them. The first person that popped in my head was that it was Bob Ewell, since he had threatened Atticus getting back at him through his kids would probably kill him if anything bad had happened to them. But, karma acted quickly when the sheriff told Atticus that Mr. Ewell was dead. But, if it weren't for one special person so would Jem and Scout. Mr. Arthur "Boo" Radley. I thought that he was completely out of the picture. Out of all the people in their town it was "Boo" who came out to help them. I was so shocked as I read the last sentence of chapter 29, " 'Hey, Boo', I said." (310)

As I read that last sentence, I couldn't help but reading it again once more. For some reason I had thought that I just imagined reading it. It was certainly a surprise to have Mr. Arthur "Boo" Radley come out in the flesh in the novel. He was always there keeping an eye on them, and when they were in a need of help, he was there in quick second to help them. Who would've thought that all the stories about Mr. Arthur "Boo" Radley was more like the opposite.

I have to admit before I read this novel I heard many great feedback's about it, but I never would've thought I'd be one of those people to give it one. Though the novel doesn't capture your attention by its cover doesn't mean its one to overlook. True, the beginning also doesn't grab your attention, but do most books? But, like many great novels you have to keep reading. Its like trying a new sport, if you don't give it a chance and try to learn it, you'd be missing out on a lot.