In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the theme is don’t judge people based on their customs and/or beliefs because they may differ depending on their background. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, many different personalities are introduced, which divide the county. When Scout begins going to school, the reader meets many characters. On her first day she explains the Cunningham family’s ways to Miss. Caroline, “The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back-- no church baskets and no scrip stamps. They never took anything off of anybody, they get along with what they have. They don’t have much, but they get along with it” (Lee 26). This segment shows that the Cunninghams are not the wealthiest, nor the poorest family in Maycomb, but they refuse to not give back …show more content…
After Scout decides she wants to invite Walter Cunningham to the house and Aunt Alexandra denies her request, she explains why she said no, “Jean Louise, there is no doubt in my mind that they’re good folks. But they’re not our kind of folks” (Lee 299). Aunt Alexandra’s statement displays her true feelings. She believes in social classes, and if a family is viewed as lower than her’s she does not think she should befriend them. Aunt Alexandra is somewhat judgemental and tends to avoid change in her ways of living. The Ewells live much differently than anyone else in the county. When Scout attempts to convince her father to let her get out of attending school similar to the Ewells, Atticus briefly describes how the Ewells live, “Atticus said the Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations...They were people, but they lived like animals” (Lee 40). This excerpt explains why the Ewells act recklessly and make their own rules, instead of following the