Quote: “The boy stood up, he was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick.” (Lee 29)

Analysis: This quote shows that not all the kids in Maycomb have the best hygiene. This could be due to not having the money for it. Which ties back to the fact that a good majority of people in Maycomb live in poverty. This shows the reader that both Maycomb and the civilians living in it that it probably isn’t the cleanest environment. This help the reader be able to connect to the characters and understand where they are coming from and why they might act the way that they do. Lee uses diction in is choice of filthiest and rusty. Lee also uses hyperbole in that same text.

Quote:“It’s against the law alright… but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains.” (Lee 34) …show more content…
It also shows that some adults don’t make great decisions with the resources they do have, making their financial situations worse. This could also explain that some parents aren't very close and engaged in their children’s lives. The reader can tell that the parents aren’t very engaged with children because it is saying that the parent would rather spend their money on alcohol rather than their nutrition. They might also get alcohol rather than improve the child’s hygiene which we saw in the earlier quote. Lee does a good job of setting a mood that makes the reader feel empathy for the