Cunninghams Vs Ewells
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” has many characters with such a wide variety of personalities. Two 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 their kids …show more content…
Their personality and behaviour are awful and it is all Bob Ewell’s fault. He sets a bad example for his family with his alcoholism and his disgusting language. Although the jury stated that he is not guilty. There is proof that Mayella was beaten by him. For example Atticus says “... there was circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left.” (Lee 204) It is a fact that Tom Robinson could not have beaten her because he injured his left arm when he was young and he can barely move it. So, think of the person who does have the ability to move his left hand that would be Mr. Ewell. The Cunninghams are in the exact same situation as the Ewell’s, but the Cunninghams still have a lot more respectful to others. For example, in the book Miss Caroline offers Walter Cunningham money for lunch, he quietly and politely declines saying, “Nome thank you ma’am”. (19) Since Miss Caroline is new, she does not understand why he could not just pay her back tomorrow, but instead of embarrassing her in front of the whole class he just says no thank you. Kindness is a virtue that cannot be bought with money, as Henry James once said "Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be
Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” has many characters with such a wide variety of personalities. Two 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 their kids …show more content…
Their personality and behaviour are awful and it is all Bob Ewell’s fault. He sets a bad example for his family with his alcoholism and his disgusting language. Although the jury stated that he is not guilty. There is proof that Mayella was beaten by him. For example Atticus says “... there was circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left.” (Lee 204) It is a fact that Tom Robinson could not have beaten her because he injured his left arm when he was young and he can barely move it. So, think of the person who does have the ability to move his left hand that would be Mr. Ewell. The Cunninghams are in the exact same situation as the Ewell’s, but the Cunninghams still have a lot more respectful to others. For example, in the book Miss Caroline offers Walter Cunningham money for lunch, he quietly and politely declines saying, “Nome thank you ma’am”. (19) Since Miss Caroline is new, she does not understand why he could not just pay her back tomorrow, but instead of embarrassing her in front of the whole class he just says no thank you. Kindness is a virtue that cannot be bought with money, as Henry James once said "Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be