Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.

      Lots of things came into light considering we are talking about the beginning of the book, everything is new. The one event that stands out the most for me was at the very end of the first chapter. Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house. It is important as it reveals many things about both the characters, the Radley house and it even does a little to foreshadow the events to come. It shows Dill’s curiosity in the Radley house/Radley family and foreshadows that the Radley house will play a large role in the story (I did an entire blog post on this earlier). A thought provoking passage that I found in the story was “turtles can’t feel, stupid”, this is said by Jem and it made me think because I found it somewhat alien how someone could assume this. It shows how little the kids seem to know about animals and reveals a little bit about Jem’s personality when he makes this assumption. A question that came to mind was “why is Dill so interested in the Radley house?” I understand that he is curious but I still find his obsession a little bit strange.

What did the first sentence of the book make you feel/think?  

      The first sentence of the book caught me a little off-guard, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I definitely didn’t expect the first line to talk about a broken arm. It seemed a little random. It made me feel a little surprised and set a bit of a dark tone.