The Ewells Vs. The Cunninghams In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are two families who each live in poverty,but the way they live their lives are vastly different in comparison. The Ewells are a family of filth and disrespect,they live near the trash dump , take bathes rarely and were never raised to say things such as sir and ma’am. In comparison the Cunninghams are raised to repay their debt with hard work and barter,they treat people with respect and raise their kids well. We all go through struggles and challenges in life, however what truly defines a person’s character is how they deal with them. The Cunninghams raise their children with the attitude of never taking anything for free, when offered a quarter for food the Cunningham
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The Cunninghams never took anything thing they can’t pay back- no church baskets and no scrip stamps. They never took anything off of anybody,they get along on what they have. They don’t have much, but they get along with it “ (26)
When the Cunninghams are in need of something they will work hard to repay their debts,they will trade items such as food and other useful items in trade for things such as child birthing. The Cunninghams are also kind and courteous,even though the mob wanted Tom Robinson dead Mr.Cunningham stepped away because of his respect for Atticus and his family. The Cunninghams may be poor,but they have excellent morals and they are extremely hard workers. Mr. Ewell raises his children poorly , he makes them get their own water for baths,lashes out at them when he is drunk and does not care much for them in general. The Ewells also do no work for a living they leech off of the town, they are permitted to hunt out of season because if they did not the children would starve : Atticus said
“ “It’s against the law, all right,” said my father, “and it’s certainly bad, but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don’t know of any landowner around here who begrudges those children any game their father can hit.”
The Cunninghams never took anything thing they can’t pay back- no church baskets and no scrip stamps. They never took anything off of anybody,they get along on what they have. They don’t have much, but they get along with it “ (26)
When the Cunninghams are in need of something they will work hard to repay their debts,they will trade items such as food and other useful items in trade for things such as child birthing. The Cunninghams are also kind and courteous,even though the mob wanted Tom Robinson dead Mr.Cunningham stepped away because of his respect for Atticus and his family. The Cunninghams may be poor,but they have excellent morals and they are extremely hard workers. Mr. Ewell raises his children poorly , he makes them get their own water for baths,lashes out at them when he is drunk and does not care much for them in general. The Ewells also do no work for a living they leech off of the town, they are permitted to hunt out of season because if they did not the children would starve : Atticus said
“ “It’s against the law, all right,” said my father, “and it’s certainly bad, but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don’t know of any landowner around here who begrudges those children any game their father can hit.”