Ewells And Cunninghams In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

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Contrasting Paragraph The Ewells and Cunninghams in To Kill a Mockingbird by Vince Fischels are different in various ways. The most obvious way that the contract from each other is their cleanliness. The Ewell’s are very filthy. Burris Ewell came to school with “his neck dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick” (27). But, Walter Cunningham whore a clean shirt and nicely mended overalls. Another way that they are different is their behavior. The Ewells have no respect for others. When Miss Caroline asked Burris to simply go home and wash his hair, he called her a “snot-nosed slut of a teacher” (28). He also made Miss Caroline cry. However, the Cunninghams are really kind. When Miss Caroline