Ibrahim's+Reading+Journal+9

__Chapter__ **__1__**
Boo Radley, the man in 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' by Harper Lee and the man in 'What's He Building Down There?' by Tom Waits are similar because they are both mysteries to others. Boo Radley is a mystery to everyone in the town, most especially, Dill because he doesn't know what he looks like and this fascinates him because he wants to know more. Similarly, the man in 'What's He Building Down There?' is a mystery to Tom Waits and what he his building fascinates him. Also, they both are weird, lonely and scary. Boo Radley might actually not be what other people portray him to be. In my own 'guessed-description', he might be of average height and look very meek and calm. He might also be a vegetarian who doesn't eat cats or any other animal. Similar to Boo Radley, the man in 'What's He Building Down There?' might just be building a pet house for his dog or cat.

**__Chapter 2__**
I was sitting at a corner in the cafeteria and there was noise all over the place. A teacher who noticed the noise walked in and decided to punish some people. He turned to me and then told me to stand up. He said bluntly to me that I was making noise. Knowing fully well that I was innocent, I refused to stand up and he got really mad. I was really angry myself. He vowed to slap me but I didn't stand up still. He then told me to meet him at the principal's office. Getting to the office, I explained my situation and called three of my friends to testify to it. I wasn't punished because I didn't do anything wrong but I was asked to apologize to the teacher for being rude to him. My parents were angry at the teacher for threatening to hit me. My case is very similar to that of Scout with Mrs. Caroline in 'To kill a Mocking Bird' by Harper Lee, only that Scout got into more trouble because she was flogged and punished. Scout didn't really do anything wrong but her actions were misinterpreted by the teacher. It is basically just a misunderstanding between the two of them just like my teacher and I.