This week in History we have started to learn about the wise words of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. We started this lesson by listening to the whole "I have a dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout the years, I have learned a lot about Martin Luther King Jr, so it was nice to hear the actual famous speech spoken by him. We also learned about Malcolm X's words against a nonviolent "Negro Revolution". He would rather have a "Black Revolution". Malcolm X beleived that just standing around watching his fellow African Americans being treated so badly would never work. He thought that the only way to spark a successful rebellion would be to use violence.
This week in English we spent most of our time working on our notebooks and had an in class essay. On this essay, I chose to write about the reoccurring Mockingbird theme going in the novel. A mockingbird is the symbol of true innocence. Some characters that display this mockingbird is Boo Radley, Scout, Atticus, and Tom Robinson. Throughout the novel, these character's innocence becomes corrupt in different ways which shows that killing a Mockingbird is a sin.
A connection I made between History class and English Class this week is between Tom Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. Both were like mockingbirds because all they tried to do was help others. King did by helping African Americans to gain equality through his speeches and Tom did by helping Mayella with her chores for no pay. Both were killed, which was just like in the book how killing a mockingbird is a sin.
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