Table of Contents
- 1 Why does Jem believe that the Ewells and the Cunninghams are different?
- 2 Why did the pecans from the Radley’s trees lay untouched on the schoolyard?
- 3 Who are the Ewells and why are they treated differently than others?
- 4 How are the Ewells and Cunninghams similar and different?
- 5 How does Burris Ewell respond to MIss Caroline compare and contrast Burris Ewell with Walter Cunningham What do the boys have in common How are they different?
- 6 How does Atticus feel about the Ewell family?
- 7 Who are Walter Cunningham and Burris Ewell’s fathers?
- 8 Who are the Ewells, and why are they treated differently?
Why does Jem believe that the Ewells and the Cunninghams are different?
our kind of folks don’t like the Cunninghams, the Cunninghams don’t like the Ewells, and the Ewells hate and despise the colored folks.” How does Jem describe the social hierarchy in Maycomb? Jem theorizes that the difference has something to do with the ability to read and write.
Why did the pecans from the Radley’s trees lay untouched on the schoolyard?
Why did the pecans from the Radley’s trees lay untouched on the schoolyard? It was believed that Radley pecans would kill you.
What do Atticus’s comments about the Ewell family and the law suggest about his view of justice Support your answer with a quote from the text?
What do Atticus’ comments about the Ewell family and the law suggest about his views on justice? The town’s opinion is that no law will ever force the Ewells to change. Instead, the law must accommodate the family and protect the children, who should not have to suffer needlessly.
How does Miss Caroline’s handling of Burris Ewell reflects her?
Miss Caroline’s handling of Burris Ewell reflects her . . . good understanding of children. lack of understanding of the town and its children.
Who are the Ewells and why are they treated differently than others?
the Ewells are poorer than the Cunningham’s. They do not work and are dishonest people. They don’t have to go to school and can hunt out of season.
How are the Ewells and Cunninghams similar and different?
What is the difference between Ewells and Cunninghams? Cunninghams are respected by others while Ewells are despised by other members of the community. Cunninghams accept things from others only when they have earned them or are sure to return whereas Ewells are shown to buy alcohol after stealing or borrowing money.
Did boo stab his dad?
Scout recounts how, as a boy, Boo got in trouble with the law and his father imprisoned him in the house as punishment. He was not heard from until fifteen years later, when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors.
Did Boo Radley go to jail?
Radley also refused to send Boo to a mental asylum. “The sheriff hadn’t the heart to put him in jail alongside Negroes, so Boo was locked in the courthouse basement” (11). The evidence clearly states that Boo did not go to jail, but to the courthouse basement instead. So, no–Boo Radley never went to the county jail.
How does Burris Ewell respond to MIss Caroline compare and contrast Burris Ewell with Walter Cunningham What do the boys have in common How are they different?
Burris Ewell is completely different compared to Walter Cunningham and Chuck Little. They all might be poor, but Burris is very rude and disrespectful towards everyone. He has no hygiene whatsoever, he has ‘cooties’, and he doesn’t even try to look half decent.
How does Atticus feel about the Ewell family?
Atticus says that the Ewells are people of disrepute, who have been so for generations, which implies that their lifestyle has become a custom. He further avers that they cannot be changed or displaced, for they would not fit in a normal, decent society – they are uncivilized and would never adjust.
What do we learn about the Ewell family from Miss Caroline’s interactions with Burris?
In her interaction with Burris Ewell, she proves that she is quite out of her element in understanding the variety of class and family backgrounds that she has in her care.
What does Miss Caroline say to Burris?
Miss Caroline spots lice in Burris’ hair. She is greatly disturbed. She is afraid that if he does not leave and treat his head lice, the other students in the class may also get it. She tells Burris to wash his hair with lye soap and then treat his scalp with kerosene.
Who are Walter Cunningham and Burris Ewell’s fathers?
Burris’s family is notoriously poor and lives beyond Maycomb proper, near the Black part of town. Also, Walter Jr. and Burris’s fathers are both racists and not opposed to breaking the law on certain occasions. Mr. Cunningham leads a lynch mob to the Maycomb jailhouse in an attempt to kill Tom Robinson.
Who are the Ewells, and why are they treated differently?
Chapter Three introduces the Ewell family, who will figure heavily into the latter part of the book. Burris Ewell and his family manage to live outside the local and national laws because they are so poor and ignorant, belonging to the lowest circle of white Maycomb society.
What’s the difference between the Ewells and Cunninghams?
Although they are poor, the Cunninghams have integrity, are extremely loyal, and known throughout the community as hard-working people. In contrast, the Ewells live off government welfare checks and are known as Maycomb’s most despicable family.
Why are the Ewells treated differently in the Outsiders?
Here we see how the law, which is meant to protect people, can sometimes be harmful if followed too absolutely. Sometimes, it is in everyone’s best interests to bend the law in special cases. The town’s opinion is that no law will ever force the Ewells to change, because they are set in their “ways”.