Essay #13 Rebellion

Cooper Feltes

English 8

Mr. Salsich

January 27/2010

Rebellion:

The Growth of Rebellion in My Life and in To Kill a Mockingbird.

    In most cases, the developing child shows signs of rebellion at some point of his or her life. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout seems to be expressing signs of potential rebellion collecting inside her bank of emotions.

At Scout's age, it is normal for a girl  to start to find her place and decide what she wants to become. In Scout's environment, the constant gravitational pull of adult expectations are causing her to make her own decisions. On one hand, Atticus doesn't expect much of her, and Scout knows that whatever she does, her father will be happy with. On the other hand, Aunt Alexandria expects a little too much of her, requiring Scout to become a true lady. An instance of the most rebellious action possible, is part of Dill's story, starting from running away from home, and ending up In Maycomb (Loose sentence). Because he thought his family didn't love him, he came to the Finch household. Dill was offered to spend the night, and the Finch's love seemed to rub off on Dill until his rebellious attitude got the best of him, and he broke out in tears in the court room. Scout and Dill have shown signs of rebellion, or at least are exposed to it's dangers.

   Looking at my life as it is today, I sense rebellious emotions forming (suspentence). The seed of this rebellion was sewn at my own home. My parents have raised me to be 99.99% obedient, so much so, that I can't remember any time where I said "no" to one of my parents requests. I think my childhood compliance is coming back to bite my parents as I grow ever aware of how much I force myself to do. Especially in the past couple of months, I have been feeling restricted and bound up by adults. If they were out of the way, hypothetically, I could be unrestrained and totally free. Yet my parents probably felt the same way I do when they were kids, and my children will feel the same way when they're in my shoes. This rebellion is normal for any teenage boy I suppose.

    Scout and I are growing up, and like many children, we are creating rebellion to deposit in our emotional banks. Because we are both growing up, Scout will always remain a special character in my mind.

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Self Assessment:

This essay was relatively easy for me. It was a challenge to figure out whether my ease came from my connection to the topic, or numerous overlooked mistakes. like my last essay, I streamlined a lot of sentences to make them easier for the reader to read. I had a lot of trouble finding another word for rebellion that easily fit into the sentence.

Grade:B