When Scout asks Aunt Alexandra is she can play with Walter Cunningham, who comes from a poor family, Alexandra denies the request “[b]ecause―he―is―trash” (Lee 301, ch. 23). The Cunninghams have good character, and Alexandra knows this. The only reason why she forbids Scout from playing with him is because he is of a lower class. These social rules are rigid and limit the mixing of social classes, to no one’s benefit. Moving up in society is unthinkable, making the “American Dream” impossible. The divisions in society created by the class system do nothing but tear people
When Scout asks Aunt Alexandra is she can play with Walter Cunningham, who comes from a poor family, Alexandra denies the request “[b]ecause―he―is―trash” (Lee 301, ch. 23). The Cunninghams have good character, and Alexandra knows this. The only reason why she forbids Scout from playing with him is because he is of a lower class. These social rules are rigid and limit the mixing of social classes, to no one’s benefit. Moving up in society is unthinkable, making the “American Dream” impossible. The divisions in society created by the class system do nothing but tear people