Examples Of Economic Class In To Kill A Mockingbird

To a lot of people, economic class runs almost everything in your life. It decides what you can buy and what you can’t buy, which in turn, decides how you live and how much you enjoy that time living. Well, to me, economic class in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird affects the story substantially. Just like in the real world, economic class in the story decides how characters live and the conditions they live. To begin, one family greatly affected by their economic class are the Cunningham family. Even though their family is very poor they are still highly respectful and reliable too others. They never take advantage of anyone and only accept charity of gifts when they are able to repay for the deed. For example, Walter was offered a quarter to pay for his lunch, but declined since he knew he would be unable to repay Mrs. Caroline. As unimportant as it seems, the economic class of the Cunningham family is very important to the story. The second group to consider is the Ewell family. Just like the Cunninghams, the Ewells are very poor but treat others very differently because of it. The Ewells are very disrespectful and selfish, and they try to take advantage of every moment that they can. Instead of treating others with respect they are very …show more content…
Back during this time setting, blacks were the most hated and despised people by almost all of the white population. Due to the hatred set on them, blacks were paid very little amounts of money which made them as poor as they were. Since they were treated so badly they did not appreciate whites a lot, but when they were treated with respect they were some of the nicest and most loyal people around. Tom Robinson for instance was one of the most hated people in all of Maycomb County. This affected the story a lot, due to the fact, that of all people, Atticus was chosen to represent Tom in court, leading to the threats and hatred towards