To Kill a Mockingbird

If I transferred the story of Scout and her adventures to my neighborhood, it would be pretty boring because I live in a neighborhood with all grumpy old people. I would change the kind of adventures that took place and the people that lived there because if you would actually go on an adventure now, you would get yelled at by the old folks. The things that would stay the same would be the setting because I have a cool neighborhood where people have a bunch of trees in their back yards and there is a little creek to go on adventures in. I think I would be friends with Scout as a child because I always liked to use my imagination and go on mini adventures with my one friend. I would be friends with Jem and Dill too because they do some crazy things and go on some cool adventures. 

Mary Oliver

“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”

Mary Oliver was right about the “instructions for living a life.” You have to pay attention to the little things in life to be astonished. When you are astonished, you should tell people about it. It makes life more enjoyable if you pay attention to all the little things. Instead of worrying about one or two things in life, look at all the other things. They could astonish you and make a great story to tell about later in life. It makes memories that will last forever.