1/19/10
Jade
Mr.Salsich
English 8
Unwanted
An Essay on the Book To Kill a Mocking Bird
(Sentence 1)To feel or to be unwanted is an excruciating way to live.(Sentence 2)Even knowing this, we still experience it every once and a while.(Sentence 3)Children can feel unwanted by their parents, just like parents can feel unwanted by their children. But feeling unwanted and actually being unwanted are two very different things that can sometimes be confused.(Sentence 4)In the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Dill feels very unwanted my his mother and step father, but sometimes when you over exaggerate a story a little to often, you start to believe what isn't true.
(TS)Everyone has felt unwanted at one point in their lives, but sometimes we take our thoughts a little to far.(SD)When Dill was discovered by Jem and Scout, he told an interesting story that made me think he was stretching the truth.(CM)He was positive that his mother and her new husband didn't love him because they "bound (him) in chains and left him to die in the basement"(Lee, 186). Whether his accusations were true or not, his story is obviously a cry for attention to anyone who will give it.(CM)At this point, everyone is positive that his parents didn't leave him to die, but they are positive that Dill must be very lonely because he went to so much trouble to get away from "his new father, who disliked him"(Lee, 186).(SD)Since Dill has come back to Maycomb, he has tried to act happy, but there are times when you can easily tell he is suffering.(CM)When Scout asked him "Why do you reckon Boo Radley's never run off?"(Lee, 192) he seemed almost sorry for Boo, but at the same time he feels cowardly for running away from his problems.(CM)He probably feels very confused at the moment, one part of him as happy he left because he was unwanted and unappreciated, but another part of him probably feels like he acted cowardly by running away.(SD)Dill isn't the only character in the book so far who has felt unwanted.(CM)Jem and Scout used to spend a lot of time together, but now that he is growing up, Scout feels like "he was now positively allergic to my presence"(Lee, 180).(CM)Its not surprising that Scout feels like she is a nothing but a bother in his presence. Jem is growing up and becoming less ignorant while Scout is still a little child.(CS)Feeling unwanted is a very common emotion. There are different types though, some only hurt like a pinprick, but others burn and ache for a long time, sometimes forever.
(TS)Feeling unwanted is not something you can easily avoid.(SD)I feel unwanted every once and a while, whether its about something silly like being a part of a kickball game, or something more serious like having a best friend reject you, we've all been through it.(CM)Some times we can get over it in a few minutes, sometimes it takes a few years.(SD)Even knowing that it hurts, we should acknowledge that it can be an excellent learning experience. I can easily remember a time when I was little that I felt unwanted.(CM)I was in the park with one of my friends and we were just playing on the slide. All of a sudden my friend ran off to go play with some other child.(CM)I remember exactly how it feels like, the sadness, the feeling of being unimportant.(SD)Luckily, I was only six and I forgot about the whole incident after a few minutes.(CM)At the time, I didn't think of the valuable lesson I had unconsciously learned.(CM) I learned that you cant let something that makes you sad rule your emotions just because it feels better to wallow in your self pity.(CS)You have to learn how to let go of things that are harmful to you, and replace them with things that are good for you, things that make you happy.
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