Needle and the Damage Done – Neil Young (10-12)

First of all, when i did this Mixpod wasnt working so theres a second player for this song, Imeem only allows 30 second clips of songs, if you want to listen to entire song you can click on the link in the player.

This song is called needle and the damage done, it is about the danger and damage that substance abuse can cause. Morphine is a drug that can be injected through a needle, which is part of the reason i chose this song. In the book Mrs. Dubose is trying to escape her addiction to morphine, and Jem’s punishment is to help her get over this addiction by reading to her, although he only does this grudgingly and is still mad at her when he finds out she was addicted to morphine. In the song some of the people the singer sees dies, and he has damage caused to himself by drugs. I believe that part of the reason Mrs. Dubose is always so angry is because she is addicted to morphine, and if she never became addicted to morphine she would be a much nicer person.

Quote “She’s dead, son. She died a few minutes ago.” (Ch10-12)

“She’s dead, son. She died a few minutes ago” (Harper 110).

They had not seen Mrs. Dubose for over a month. I think that it really starts becoming more mysterious when she dies all of a sudden. It’s imperative to know that there will probably be more people that will eventually become deceased. As they describe her in the book as the bravest person they knew, I don’t believe it. When Atticus lies to his kids, I think that it becomes more inconsistent with how young they are to be dealing with these issues. That’s why they are so prone to such lies. Mrs. Dubose was such a brave person. And the way Atticus responds to her death is such a pity because she doesn’t deserve that. She doesn’t deserve to be dead in vain. Her intentions were good and even though she’s not present in the town anymore, people will still live in memory of her.

Black Church (Ch10-12)

For this section, I choose a picture of an old church which was only for black people. In the later part of this section, we see Calpurnia take Jem and Scout to the black church. At first, one of the church-goers tells Cal that the children should go to a while church. Eventually, the Reverend said that they are welcome as they are still children of God or something to that effect.

This shows that the racism is almost one sided in this time period. This, as we know, is a racially segregated time period and this represents that. I am almost positive that if Calpurnia was white and the children were black, they wouldn’t have been allowed in the church at all. Even if they were allowed in, the entire town most likely would have been furious. This picture also sheds a little light on the Tom Robinson case which Atticus, the towns best lawyer (who is white), is defending. There is also a lot of prejudice towards this fact as well.

Stereotypes (Ch10-12)

I believe that this story is more about segregation than anything.  Since they live in the South, they have to deal with the difference that comes with living in the area.  I think that it is really unnecessary that the education is so differential and that it portrays a town that is not completely stable.  The Church is another prime example of the racism that this book is trying to say.  I think that when they go to the Church, it really doesn’t come to their mind that this was a church that was based on the freedom of slaves.  When the maid brings them to the church, I see it as a ploy to try to get them to believe in something else.  Even though this town is so segregated, it still has a sense of unity that everyone comes together.  In this small town, they start to get a sense that slavery is still an issue.  The kids are still to young to understand that maybe there are still some disturbances in the town such as the reason behind the Radley house.  It says in the book that Jem is still to young to understand some issues that are starting to appear throughout the book.  I think that when it comes to living in this town you have to realize that maybe it is portraying a stereotypical representation of a town during slavery.  When I read this chapter, the thing that came to my mind was how unimportant everyone looks at the issue of blacks and white.