Maycomb Daily Newspaper

Maycomb Daily NewspaperMay 31, 2011Inside scoopBy: Brooke WirthThis is for all people in the community to read.Jem ruined all of Mrs.Dubose’s flowers so hispunishment was to readto Mrs. Dubose. She wasaddicted to morphine andJem read to her to keepher mind off of things.She wanted to die freelyfrom morphine, so shestopped using it and that’swhy she had so many fits.A couple days after Jemstopped reading to Mrs.Dubose, she passed away.She gave a box to Atticusto give to Jem; inside ofit was one of the flowersthat Jem had destroyed.Jem was very angry andhe thought that it wasMrs. Dubose saying thatshe did not forgive himfor ruining her flowers,this majorly hurt Jem.When Mrs. Dubose wasalive, Jem tried very hardto please her and actuallybegan to start to like her.Before he was forced toread to her, he hated her.But after, he learned thatshe actually wasn’t thatKids relationship with BooJem and Scout. Not only brother and sister, but best friends.bad of a person, she wasjust slowly dying and wasin pain. Sometimes Jemwondered about the alarmclock that went off atdifferent times everyday,but after she passed awayhe found out what it wasreally for.Everyday, the kidswould have to walk pastthe Radley’s house to gethome from school. Theystarted finding stuff insideBy: Justice BrubakerEveryday, the kids would have towalk past the Radley’s house to gethome from school. They startedfinding stuff inside a tree in theRadley’s yard. They find manywonderful items, but they werenot sure who was leaving the stuffthere. They thought it was Boo, butthey didn’t know for sure becauseBoo’s brother Nathan was themeanest man in the town. The kidswere all very scared of him, afterawhile Nathan went and coveredup the hole in the tree after awhilebecause he was sick of the kidsbeing in his yard. The kids werevery curious about Boo. They triedvery hard to find things out abouthim and to meet him but they couldnever get him out of his house.Sometimes they wondered. Theyhad so many questions, but didn’thave answered. It was a mystery.

Month 13, 19xx Page 2Letter to MalloryDear Mallory,The town isunhappy when Atticusis defending Tom Robinsonbecause everyonethought that whites werebetter than blacks. Atticusis the only one inthe town who is willingto defend him. He’s theonly one who will tellpeople what’s right andnot care what people sayto him about it. Atticusis not a racist person, sohe does not mind defendingTom Robinson. Hedoes not care who hedefends, he is a goodlawyer, and knows whenMastheadthe truth should be told.I don’t think it matterswhat color skin you have,innocent people shouldnot be punished for othersmistakes. Tom Robinsonis blamed for trying to dothings to Mayella whenreally she came onto him.Just because he’s blackdoes not mean that he hasto be blamed. He got putto death for somethingsomeone else did. I thinkits horrible. Somethingshould change, and morepeople should be willingto do what is right.Sincerely,Name of PaperAddressMaycomb, ALProduced for Ms Hogue’s CyberEnglish class, SheboyganFalls High School, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085Editor: First Last InitialReporter: First Last InitialReporter: First Last InitialInterview with Arthur “Boo” Radleyby: Justice BrubakerToday wehad our reporter,Justice Brubaker,interview Arthur“Boo” Radley.This is the onlyinterview hewill ever dowith anybody.He explains hischildhood andhis adult life. Hetells us aboutwhat he woulddo to keep himselfentertained.Q: Howlong has yourfather kept youlocked up?A: My whole life, I’ve never reallybeen able to do anything I wantedto.Q: Can you read?A: The whole time I was lockedup, I had nothing to do but read so Igrew very good at it.Q: Everyone says you have noknowledge, is that true?A: As a kid I always read dictionariesand encyclopedias becauseI had nothing else to do. People maynot believe it, but I am actually a veryintelligent person.Q: Were you watching the kidsand giving them gifts?A: I felt the need to protectthem. Even though I wasn’t their parent,I felt like I was. I watched them tomake sure they were safe. I wasn’t allowedout of my house during the day,so I gave them gifts hoping they wouldrealize I’m protecting them.Q: Did you protect the kids fromBob Ewell?A: I did what Idid so the kids wouldbe safe. I wasn’t goingto let an angry mantouch my children.Q: Do you havea good relationshipwith your family?A: That’s somethingI’m not reallycomfortable talkingabout.Q: Do you missthe freedom of beingable to go outside?A: Yes, I do butI’m happy because Iknow many things thatmost people don’t, andI don’t have to dealwith the cruelty of the outside world.Q: Do you ever notice peopletrying to communicate with you?A: Yes, but I just ignore itbecause people have treated me differentlymy whole life. People try so hardsometimes and it just makes me laugh.Hahaha.Q: Do you ever hear about thethings that people say about you?A: Yes, and I don’t think theyrealize how much their words actuallyhurt me.Justice: Thank you for your time,Mr. Radley. We appreciate it verymuch.Arthur Radley: It was no problemat all.Space for comic strip