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To Kill A Mockingbird Burris Ewell Analysis

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In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the author explores many different themes in different families such as poverty, ignorance and growing up in a community full of prejudice and different socioeconomic statuses. Harper Lee portraits two different kids behaviors and how they have been educated in the low economic class and the way the have been raised. Even though the kids are equally as poor, the children have been raised very differently. One of the kids Walter Cunningham is very well behaved and courteous to others. Meanwhile the other character Burris Ewell is disrespectful and uncaring about his life and the way he treats others. The author explores the themes of poverty and education through both children and contrasts both …show more content…

For instance the Ewell family were very careless in the way they raised theirs children and the morals they taught their children.They did not care for their education as well as their manners. For example when Burris ewell was missing in school one of the students informed the teacher that the Ewell family has a tradition where the “come to school for the first couple days then leave’. This means that the ewells did not care about their education and neither did the parents this could all be because they are ignorant to their well being and do not care to succeed. As well as Burris Ewell’s ignorance in school the author also portraits him as disrespectful to others . An example would be when Burris makes his teacher cry because of his disrespect and the fact that he did not feel pity for hurting the teachers feelings as the author depicts “he waited until he was sure she was crying” thi shows that he was ruthless and careless about others as he does not feel pity after being disrespectful and making his teacher cry. On the other hand Walter Cunningham has been raised differently, he has been raised to be honest and respectful to others and to be courteous and example would be when he is offered coins and he declines the offer and says “I can not take what I can not pay back” this shows that walter cunningham was honest because he was aware

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