Extending the Theme

           While reading through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird I seemed to think about how Atticus relates to my own parents. Growing up I have had experiences similar to what Scout had experienced in the book. When I lived in my old house a few neighbors and I would always run around the streets playing games and having fun. When we did these things we always made sure to steer clear of the one house that made most people shudder as they walked by, the house of Mrs. Geilnast. Mrs. Geilnast was a widowed old lady who lived by herself and spent most of the time indoors or sitting on the porch in the sun. One day the neighborhood gang wandered to close to her house and didn't notice that she was sitting on the front porch. We were playing with a ball and it got kicked up near her porch. So then I ran to get it and in the process and stepped on one of her flowers. I grabbed the ball and as I turned around to leave from behind me I heard a huge scream. I whipped around to see what it was and i saw her. Mrs. Geilnast, staring daggers right at me. Like any kid I ran the other direction until I was safe in my house still hearing her rant about what had happened. Later that day my dad picked up the phone and of course it was her and I had to go apologize. I went and said I was sorry then I got back home. My dad then taught me a lesson every kid should learn. Always face problems head on and never hide from your problems. As Scout faced problems with Mrs. Dubose and I faced my problems with Mrs. Geilnast I think that we both had similar experiences and similar lessons learned.