To Kill A Mockingbird Family Character Analysis

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"To Kill a Mockingbird" is an all-time classic novel which discusses family in a prejudice and discriminating way. Throughout the entire text, family values and morals is often brought up in a different way whether through direct wording or even under a saying. Many main characters show us the way families work but sometimes it is somewhat minor characters, much like that of Aunt Alexandra, that can bring up some issues among not only direct families, but sometimes how that family affects the town of Maycomb. Family is more often than not an individual's biggest influence as they are their main social group whilst growing up. Many of the families traits from past generations will arise in the children as that is more often than not all they know. Burris Ewell is a perfect example of this as it shows that he is quite rough around the edges much like his father and those before him and he is also uneducated and strictly refuses to gain an education. The Ewell's are an example of how much parents and siblings can influence the younger children of a family.…show more content…
Having a specific last name leads to everyone understanding their behaviour, much like when the teacher offers young Walter Cunningham some lunch money and Scout stands up and says that because he is a Cunningham, he won't take it. Another family name that leads to the way the children should act is the Finch family. Even though Atticus is not formally educated, he has got a high position in the town and that means that the other residents of Maycomb simply expect Jem and Scout to be well mannered and well behaved children and often when they are out in public around others, they do try and show this. Often a family name connects people to a way of life, values, morals, and

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