Compare And Contrast Burris Ewell And Walter Cunningham
Britney Holloway
May 16, 2008
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 told everyone in the first grade he had hookworms”(19) This statement shows that Walter lives on a farm with dirty animals, and Walters family can not afford shoes. Other than that, Walter’s family can not afford
May 16, 2008
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 told everyone in the first grade he had hookworms”(19) This statement shows that Walter lives on a farm with dirty animals, and Walters family can not afford shoes. Other than that, Walter’s family can not afford