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What Are The Negative Effects Of Food In To Kill A Mockingbird

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From chapter 3 of To Kill A Mockingbird and “Where the Food is Both Scarce and Risky,” both texts states about the negative effects of poverty involving with food. Jem invites Walter Cunningham over for lunch when he finds out that the boy doesn 't have any food. Walter asks for some molasses and proceeds to pour it all over his plate of food. Scout rudely ask him what the sam hill he was doing. Calpurnia gives her a lecture in the kitchen about how to treat their guests. She whispered fiercely, “‘There’s some folks who don’t eat like us”’ (Lee 32). Walter comes from a poor family and the food that Walter gets at home might not be as appealing so he buries his plate of food in syrup to make the food flavorful. This surprising announcement showcases
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