In the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are two
             families that are textbook examples of complete opposites on the moral ladder,
             and in the community. The Cunninghams and the Ewells have two distinctly
             different reputations. The Cunninghams, although extremely poor, are highly
             respected throughout Maycomb County. The Ewells, being just as poor as the
             The Cunninghams are very respected by the citizens of Maycomb. They
             take nothing, unless they can pay it back, and that is virtually nothing. On the
             first day of school, the youngest of the Cunningham family, Walter, had no
             lunch. The new teacher didn't know the ways of Maycomb, or the Cunninghams.
             She tried to offer Walter money to buy lunch, and could not comprehend why he
             could not accept. Scout tries to explain to Ms. Caroline, "Walter's one of the
             Cunninghams, Ms. Caroline. They never took nothiin' they can't give
             back-no church baskets, no scrip stamps. They never took nothing off anybody,
             they get along with what they have. They don't have much, but they get along on
             it." Walter knew he could not pay back the quarter, so he did not take it.
             On that same first day of class, Bob Ewell's son Burris also had an
             altercation with Miss Caroline. She asked him to go home and wash his hair with
             lye soap, and then treat his scalp with kerosene to get rid of the "cooties." Burris
             would have none of it. He told Miss Caroline that he was on the virge of leaving
             anyway. When Miss Caroline questioned his response, one member of the class
             tried to explain, "He's one of the Ewells ma'am. Whole school's full of 'em.
             They come the first day every year and then leave. The truant lady gets 'em here
             'cause she threatens 'em with the sheriff.... You're supposed to mark 'em absent
             the rest of the year." Burris' father was a uncaring, jobless, drunk,
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