Clarke 6 Walter vs. Burris Poverty in America is not always was the way people think it is. To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is based greatly on bigotry. Especially for the two families the Cunningham’s and the Ewell’s. Walter Cunningham and Burris Ewell react at Poverty in very different ways. Walter Cunningham had on “a clean shirt and neatly mended overalls” (19) showing that he wants to do well in school‚ that he has a caring family that has a sense of pride. Walters “face
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differences between Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. Atticus is the most moral person in this novel‚ meanwhile Bob Ewell is the complete opposite of Atticus. Mr. Ewell uses‚ abuses‚ and manipulates to get his way. Although Atticus and Mr. Ewell have some similarities‚ but not many. Mr. Ewell and Atticus seem to represent the sides of good and evil in this bestseller. In addition to‚ the imbalance between Atticus and Mr. Ewell can be seen through their physical appearance. Atticus is a tall‚ scrawny
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Compare and Contrast the Cunningham and Ewell Families In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ as an additional message to the main theme of the novel‚ Lee seeks to show two polar reactions to poverty‚ that of the Cunninghams and the Ewells. Her experience of the Great Depression was a major influence in the writing of the book‚ as she uses the contrast of these two families to show that there is hope for those in poverty‚ if people learn from the Ewells and emulate the Cunninghams. She introduces the values
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families that are juxtaposed and show a contrast are the Cunninghams and the Ewells. The comparison in this essay will be about the personalities of these two families through how they care about education‚ how they treat others as well as themselves‚ and how their financial situations are the same‚ but handled differently. All parents should care about their child’s education‚ but some people – like the Ewell’s- do not care about it at all. The Cunninghams have little money‚ but they still send
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Depression eating the economy. The struggle to maintain a home and to feed the family increases. Characters from the book‚ Walter Cunningham Sr.‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Atticus Finch try to live with what they have. Bob Ewell tries to frame an innocent to obtain and sustain a job. It backfires on him and he gets hostile. He gets to the point where he injures a thirteen year-old boy. These parents would do the most to help their families thrive. A damaged economy can drive a person to new lows and what they’ll
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Vindication Station: The Bob Ewell Story “Treat others the way you want to be treated” is a phrase that children have heard since kindergarten. “Minimizing” one’s reactions in response to a certain situation is an idea taught from birth‚ as an individual’s actions have enormous impacts on the people around them. But what is it that makes one react in a volatile manner? In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” we are presented with a variety of characters who respond to adverse situations with poise
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reveals the condition of the Cunningham household by examining the different attributes of Walter Cunningham who represents the state of the Cunningham’s household. Overall the most essential lesson Scout learns is that the people of Maycomb county are not willing to change the traditions
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Maycomb‚ the Finches‚ the Cunninghams‚ and the Ewells all have a different view of their education‚ inside and outside of the schoolhouse. The Finch family includes Scout Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ and their father Atticus Finch. For Atticus being a lawyer‚ and for being a wealthy white man‚ the Finch family had it pretty well off compared to others during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Before first grade had even started‚ Scout already knew how to read because Atticus had taught when she was an
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Bob Ewell is a character in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Bob Ewell is the head of the Ewell family‚ a poor family who lives in the town dump. Bob Ewell has many children‚ but his wife is deceased. Bob Ewell’s racist attitude‚ fecklessness and vengefulness make him one of the most hated and wicked characters in the book. Bob Ewell is thought of as the most despicable man in all of Maycomb‚ except for its black residents‚ who the racists of the town think are worse than anyone else. Bob
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the mob at the jail‚ Scout asked Atticus why Mr. Cunningham‚ one of their friends‚ wanted to hurt him. Atticus said that while Mr. Cunningham was part of a group‚ he was still an individual. When Scout asked Mr. Cunningham about his entailment‚ she forced him to have empathy for the Finches who have shown kindness to his family. Had Scout not done this‚ Mr. Cunningham never would have considered things from Atticus’s point of view and the mob would have hurt Atticus and killed Tom. This event along
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