Student Essay on Contrast and Comparison of the Two Families

Contrast and Comparison of the Two Families by Harper Lee

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Essay

In this novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, there are many different social classes shown. Within the same social classes, most of the various families do not have the same values. For example, the Cunninghams and the Ewells are both White, poor families who own entailments. Therefor, these two families are both categorized under the same social classes but have different values. Their different values are demonstrated throughout the novel.

The Ewells and Cunninghams have many ways of life in common. One similar thing about them is that they are both poor families who live in unclean environments. Both families own entailments, which were giving from generation to generation. Mr. Ewell and Mr. Cunningham both have wives and many children to help with their farmlands. "Here is my quote."

The Ewells and Cunninghams are also very different from one another. First of all, the Cunninghams are responsible pours. For example, Walter Cunningham goes to school regularly but Burris Ewell only shows up to the first day of school. Q"

Secondly, when the Cunninghams receive money they try to save it not taking it for granted. On the other hand, Mr. Ewell will spend his money on alcohol. This does not make a father a responsible man; he can not support his family by spending his money on alcohol.

Conclusion

After all, even if the Cunninghams and the Ewells are supposed to be caricaturized under the same social classes, they can have different values and ways of life. ...

Footnotes

  1. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1960) ?
  2. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1960) ?
  3. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1960) ?
Bibliography

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Harper and Row

Publishers, 1960.