Scout, Jem, and Dill - March 2013

Illustration by Andrea Poretta

Pocket Watch

I decided to draw the pocketwatch from Boo Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird.

It was one of the gifts in the tree that were from Boo. In some way, the pocketwatch characterized Boo Radley. His character intrigued me in the first part of the book. The pocketwatch symbolized Boo Radley's care for the children, especially for Jem. Watches were usually a family heirloom, passed down from father to son. The fact that the pocketwatch given to the children was broken symbolized Boo Radley's broken family, which was caused by his father.

Kachel Mallari
3/11/11

Atticus In Court

Vienna Enos

A Maycomb County Snowman

I chose to draw the snowman from To Kill A Mockingbird.

Jem comes up with the idea to make the snowman, even though they don’t have that much snow to work with. He decides to use mud. They pile up the mud and start to make a snowman that is half mud, half snow. Scout says, "I have never seen a black snowman in my life.”

I had never thought about a snowman having a race until Scout made that comment. The snowman I drew is half mud and half snow representing equality.

Maya Culbertson

2/24/11