asts; they live on the outskirts of town. "Maycomb Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin." They are treated slightly better than the black people only because they are white. The location of the house shows their lowly place in society. The Ewells obviously struggled, as they had to scrounge to survive. "Ewells gave the dump a thorough gleaning everyday." This shows the Ewells extremely poor quality of life and shows how they don't really look after themselves. The town holds a lot of contempt for the Ewells because of the way they are. "We'll convict this Negro but get back to your dump!" They are not looked well upon by anybody in Maycomb. Even Atticus, the most unprejudiced person in the novel doesn't like the Ewells. "The disgrace of Maycomb for three generations." This shows just how much the Ewells are disliked. The long-standing prejudice towards the Ewells is experienced by people as young as Scout. She comments on one of the Cunninghams as n
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