Scrip for Part 1 Vlogs
Scout:
Hey guys! my name is Jean Louise Finch… you can call me Scout, it sounds a lot tougher than Jean Louise… I am going to tell you a little bit about myself. I have a brother named Jem and a dad named Atticus. My dad is a lawyer here in Maycomb. What my dad does is defend the negros. We don't have a mom, she died when a was a baby and I barely remember her. We live with our made though, her name is Calpurnia and she is black… even though she prefers Jem I love her, she makes the best lemonade!
My dad never got remarried but it is fine just the three of us, Jem and I get along pretty well… we even have a friend in common named Dill. Dill is a cool guy, we will get married in the future... Sometimes he leaves me out of his games with my brother, like right now they are playing outside. I dont have any company since Ms. Maudie (my neighbor in case you did not know) told me she was busy with her garden (it got a little burned you know… yeah its a sad story) but well anyway I either had to come up with my own game, or go downstairs and read the news with Atticus. Atticus is always reading... but its amazing one of these days we saw him shoot this dog that was mad and it was awesome! Just one shot and the dog was dead.
Everyone judges my dad here in Maycomb for defending a negro called Tom Robinson. I know that Atticus is doing this for a reason and that "every lawyer has a case in his lifetime that affects him personally", but me and my brother have heard many dirty things about it (like nigger-lover) I have had times when we cannot keep our heads high and control our anger, like with Cecil Jacobs, Ms. Dubose, and my causin Francis… but my dad tries his best, he loves us, for who we really are! Aunt Alexandra wants me to act like a lady like 24/7 and its really annoying. She wants me to wear dresses and that kind of stuff and drink tea… but no! Atticus does not care if I climb trees or run wild.
Here in Maycomb everyone is old and boring! seriously every person is above 50 years old, expect for the people I know in school. But I got to admit that me and my brother know how do fun stuff… Like getting into the Radley's property! scary, very scary… One time Jem got stuck in this fence and had to get out of his pants so we could all escape. It was so much fun! Or another time we found this damn hole in a tree.. we know that Boo Radley had put it there, or we hope so! Oops did I say a bad word? Uncle Jack hates it when I do that... Even though he can't understand children very well he is definitely the best uncle because he does keep his promises and my secrets. Thats my dad right there telling me to go to sleep, there is school tomorrow, and I hope Ms. Caroline lets me read one of this days and that people actually catch up to my level, but for now I have to be strong and not let all of the "negro haters" affect me. Bye guys!
Atticus:
Hello my name is Atticus Finch. I am Jem and Scout's dad. People in Maycomb, well mainly those who are young and don't know my past, think I am old and lazy since what I do all day is read newspapers and articles… but truth is that I am the deadest shot in Maycomb county, a dedicated parent who worries for his kids, and a father and a mother at the same time since my wife is not with us anymore... My kids didn't know I that I was the deadest shot in maycomb until I was asked to shoot a mad dog by the sheriff… It was a clean and easy shot for me, my kids were amazed you should have seen them! but it was no big deal, I wouldn't like to teach them to shoot things (specially mockingbirds) i would like them to learn other stuff in life, like having values, morality. Some times I feel that I need a little help raising my kids, you see, they are not what people expect them to be… but anyway it makes me so mad. People keep telling me what to do with them, and it bothers me because I know in the end it hurts them. I am the best I can as a father, people offer help though since I lost my wife…
Since we represent the Finch family, my sister Alexandra expects me to raise Jem and Scout with good manners. She says I let them run wild, but thats not true, I just let them take personal decisions so they can grow up freely and know whats right and whats not from what they experience. I guess that if my wife was still alive, Jem and Scout would have the complete attention they need, it is hard for me to please them sometimes, I know they would like me to be a little different as a father. Obviously Scout would be more of a girl than a tomboy if her mom was here raising her, she would actually have some feminine influence.
For what I know now is that I am afraid. I am worried for my kids, they are all I care about… right now I'm working on a special case with a negro called Tom Robinson… I have to defend him for something he was acussed for that I know he did not do… My kids and I are getting so much hate for it though, and I mean I am not worried about myself, I know what I am doing… I am worried for them, it affects them a lot. I have told them to respond with keeping their head high instead of aggression and I know they have some trouble controlling it (specially scout). I'm so scared though that they hear the wrong things and get a bad idea about me… I have been giving them the right advice, I keep telling them that every lawyer has a case in their life that affects him personally. This case is worth it even though it has definitely given me a hard time with my family. I guess I just have to keep telling my kids that everything will be alright, someday they are going to be proud of me, they will understand it all, I know that for a fact! All I want Jem and Scout to know from this is that I am an honest person who cares about human rights… I'm just against racism! This is what I want to set as an example for my children…I love my kids more than anything in my life and as a parent I always try to be patient with them. For now this is all I am going to tell about myself, all I want the rest od the people to know about me… Thank you.
Scout:
Hey guys! my name is Jean Louise Finch… you can call me Scout, it sounds a lot tougher than Jean Louise… I am going to tell you a little bit about myself. I have a brother named Jem and a dad named Atticus. My dad is a lawyer here in Maycomb. What my dad does is defend the negros. We don't have a mom, she died when a was a baby and I barely remember her. We live with our made though, her name is Calpurnia and she is black… even though she prefers Jem I love her, she makes the best lemonade!
My dad never got remarried but it is fine just the three of us, Jem and I get along pretty well… we even have a friend in common named Dill. Dill is a cool guy, we will get married in the future... Sometimes he leaves me out of his games with my brother, like right now they are playing outside. I dont have any company since Ms. Maudie (my neighbor in case you did not know) told me she was busy with her garden (it got a little burned you know… yeah its a sad story) but well anyway I either had to come up with my own game, or go downstairs and read the news with Atticus. Atticus is always reading... but its amazing one of these days we saw him shoot this dog that was mad and it was awesome! Just one shot and the dog was dead.
Everyone judges my dad here in Maycomb for defending a negro called Tom Robinson. I know that Atticus is doing this for a reason and that "every lawyer has a case in his lifetime that affects him personally", but me and my brother have heard many dirty things about it (like nigger-lover) I have had times when we cannot keep our heads high and control our anger, like with Cecil Jacobs, Ms. Dubose, and my causin Francis… but my dad tries his best, he loves us, for who we really are! Aunt Alexandra wants me to act like a lady like 24/7 and its really annoying. She wants me to wear dresses and that kind of stuff and drink tea… but no! Atticus does not care if I climb trees or run wild.
Here in Maycomb everyone is old and boring! seriously every person is above 50 years old, expect for the people I know in school. But I got to admit that me and my brother know how do fun stuff… Like getting into the Radley's property! scary, very scary… One time Jem got stuck in this fence and had to get out of his pants so we could all escape. It was so much fun! Or another time we found this damn hole in a tree.. we know that Boo Radley had put it there, or we hope so! Oops did I say a bad word? Uncle Jack hates it when I do that... Even though he can't understand children very well he is definitely the best uncle because he does keep his promises and my secrets. Thats my dad right there telling me to go to sleep, there is school tomorrow, and I hope Ms. Caroline lets me read one of this days and that people actually catch up to my level, but for now I have to be strong and not let all of the "negro haters" affect me. Bye guys!
Atticus:
Hello my name is Atticus Finch. I am Jem and Scout's dad. People in Maycomb, well mainly those who are young and don't know my past, think I am old and lazy since what I do all day is read newspapers and articles… but truth is that I am the deadest shot in Maycomb county, a dedicated parent who worries for his kids, and a father and a mother at the same time since my wife is not with us anymore... My kids didn't know I that I was the deadest shot in maycomb until I was asked to shoot a mad dog by the sheriff… It was a clean and easy shot for me, my kids were amazed you should have seen them! but it was no big deal, I wouldn't like to teach them to shoot things (specially mockingbirds) i would like them to learn other stuff in life, like having values, morality. Some times I feel that I need a little help raising my kids, you see, they are not what people expect them to be… but anyway it makes me so mad. People keep telling me what to do with them, and it bothers me because I know in the end it hurts them. I am the best I can as a father, people offer help though since I lost my wife…
Since we represent the Finch family, my sister Alexandra expects me to raise Jem and Scout with good manners. She says I let them run wild, but thats not true, I just let them take personal decisions so they can grow up freely and know whats right and whats not from what they experience. I guess that if my wife was still alive, Jem and Scout would have the complete attention they need, it is hard for me to please them sometimes, I know they would like me to be a little different as a father. Obviously Scout would be more of a girl than a tomboy if her mom was here raising her, she would actually have some feminine influence.
For what I know now is that I am afraid. I am worried for my kids, they are all I care about… right now I'm working on a special case with a negro called Tom Robinson… I have to defend him for something he was acussed for that I know he did not do… My kids and I are getting so much hate for it though, and I mean I am not worried about myself, I know what I am doing… I am worried for them, it affects them a lot. I have told them to respond with keeping their head high instead of aggression and I know they have some trouble controlling it (specially scout). I'm so scared though that they hear the wrong things and get a bad idea about me… I have been giving them the right advice, I keep telling them that every lawyer has a case in their life that affects him personally. This case is worth it even though it has definitely given me a hard time with my family. I guess I just have to keep telling my kids that everything will be alright, someday they are going to be proud of me, they will understand it all, I know that for a fact! All I want Jem and Scout to know from this is that I am an honest person who cares about human rights… I'm just against racism! This is what I want to set as an example for my children…I love my kids more than anything in my life and as a parent I always try to be patient with them. For now this is all I am going to tell about myself, all I want the rest od the people to know about me… Thank you.