In today's society, people aren't the nicest to people who aren't like them. Rich people act like the poor are just aliens that don't belong here. This is basically the same situation in To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout feels that because the Cunninghams are poor/different, they should be treated differently. In the book, Scout says “ ‘He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham-’ “(Lee 27). The quote shows how she thinks of Walter as some stranger who is less of a person then what she is. Scout is not the nicest to Walter, in fact, she is very mean to Walter. Walter already has enough to worry about in his life. Walter had hookworms, and couldn't afford to buy shoes to wear. Along with this, he now has to deal with Scout, who to him is just