These two chapters helped me understand more about the people that live in that town. The author made it sound as if everybody in the town liked to help one another. For example Atticus gave money to the Cunningham's but he never asked for money in return. Instead he would allow them to pay him back anyway that they could because he knew what they were going through. However, chapter 2 also shows that there is discrimination among people other than blacks. The Cunningham's and the Ewells were not respected in their town due to their social ranking in society. They were still discriminated because people looked down upon them due to the fact that they did not have as much as others, or that they did not care to educate their children. I also couldn't understand why Mrs. Caroline did not like the fact that the girl was at a higher level in her grade than her classmates. As a teacher, why didn't she want her students to succeed? What was so wrong with knowing more than you should?
Chapter three also showed discrimination between the people of the town. I didn't like the part when the teacher criticized Burris because he hadn't washed his hair. She was an adult, and it was wrong of her to discriminate and embarrass a little kid in front of all of his classmates. As a teacher she should have found a way to make him feel welcome and equal with everyone else.
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