Essay #11

A World of Patterns:

Patterns In My Life and In To Kill A Mockingbird

     An Essay By: Ashlyn Buffum

8th Grade English

Pine Point School

 April 3, 2012

Have you ever seen a pattern in your life?

Have you ever seen a pattern in your life? I have seen many patterns in not just my life, but also in books. For example, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird there are many patterns. The world is made up of patterns; you only have to look.

There are two major patterns in To Kill A Mockingbird; one of the patterns is loneliness. In the book one of the characters named Boo is very lonely. He is lonely because he never really gets to see anybody during the day or night and he also stays in his house all day long. There are also rumors about him that are not true, but still people believe them. Another person who is lonely in the book is Mr. Dolphins Raymond. He is lonely because he never shows his true self and he must always hide who really is forever. He believes no one will understand him, and as a result no one truly knows him. The other major pattern in To Kill A Mockingbird is Courage. Atticus showed great courage in fighting in what he believed in during the case of Tom Robinson. He knew the repercussions of what he was doing, but he still went for it any way. Boo was also another that showed courage when he saved Jem and Scout from Mr.Ewell. There are still so many more patterns in To Kill A Mockingbird, but these were some that really stood out in the book.

There are also many patterns in my life and in my day to day life. For example, I go to Florida each year for thanksgiving. My family goes there to celebrate my birthday and also spend time with family for the holiday. Excited I run towards the cottages that are so familiar to me now that each time is like coming home. Another Pattern in my life is my birthday which  is always on November 24. Running the kids surrounded a huge cake that had giant amounts of sugar in it and that was all topped off with a cherry as bright as the sun. Also, another pattern in my life is my sports seasons. In the fall there’s field hockey, in the winter there’s basketball. Also in the spring I have lacrosse and also in the summer. The sports are always in their respective seasons. There are many patterns in the world from small to big they are everywhere.

there are patterns everywhere

There are patterns everywhere. They can be as simple as a birthday or inspiring as courage. Everything has a pattern! I have looked into my life and found patterns and I have also found patterns in a book called To Kill A Mockingbird. I wonder what new patterns will appear in my life in the times to come?

Self assessment
1.) I felt one of my strong points in my essay was organization. I feel I have organized both first and second body paragraphs very well.

2.) One weak point I see in my writing is that I feel like I have some run on sentences in some parts of the essay.

3.) I continue to work on my organization in all my paragraphs.