Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents many different forms of religion. From the foot-washing Baptists to the blacks, who “line” their hymns, each gathering practices their own version of Christianity. Each of these congregations have something that distinguishes them from the rest. Despite their differences, three main types of people stand out within these groups. There are those who plainly distain religion, those who profess to follow Christ and yet do not uphold his laws and those truly worship him in all that they do. Although many of these people worship the same God, their contrasting conduct shows who truly lives out their faith. The most indisputable non-Christian group within To Kill a Mocking bird is the Ewells. Although the author never explicitly states that they refute religion, the Ewells give sufficient cause to assume so. Despised and pitied by the town, they seem to hold no standards or morals at all. After spending his relief checks on whiskey, Mr. Ewell poaches illegally to feed his eight children. Mayellla Ewell dooms Tom …show more content…
These people attend Church every Sunday, put money in the collection box, and show disgust toward the black community and to the financially inferior. They are considered respectable by their friends and neighbors even though their behavior often shows inconsistency. Miss Grace Merriweather, known as “the most devout woman in Maycomb” (263), encourages the other women of the town to pray and raise money for the Mrunas, an African tribe. Never in the story however, does Miss Merriweather give a cent to Tom Robinson’s widowed wife. The women of the town admire and accept Aunt Alexandra because of her fine manners and culinary skills. Yet she does not allow Jem and Scout to play with Walter Cunningham, because his family is poor. Both of the women in these