Chapter+3

=** Chapter 3: **=

> o Jem invites Walter to have diner with them > o Walter comes over > o Atticus welcomes and talks to him like a friend > •Conveys the message treat everyone equally > o Scout insults Walter’s strange eating habits > •He had poured syrup all over his food > • Scout doesn’t treat Walter equally > o Calpurnia yells at Scout for doing this > • Calpurnia also conveys the message to respect people equally > o Over the course of the meal > • Scout learns to treat all people equally > o The significance of Atticus accepting Walter is that he was very poor but Atticus still allowed him to eat dinner. > o In that time people had barely enough food to feed themselves let alone other people. > o He shows this by treating him very politely and as a guest. > o Atticus treats Walter equal even though he is very poor. > o Also, Atticus shows this by yelling at Scout for criticizing Walter of what he ate. > o Bob Ewell – He is the father of the poorest family which doesn’t help that he is a drunk. Ewell who strongly represents the stereotype of the South: lack of knowledge, poor, dirty, and hate-filled racial discriminator > o Burris Ewell: Only comes to school on first day. His teacher notices something crawling in his hair, then Burris is upset and starts cursing her and says that he is not coming back to school. All of his brothers and sisters do the same and only go to school for one day. He is the son of Bob Ewell the broke drunk and they live in the south side of Maycomb County. > o Burris Mother- died > o Ewell siblings- Burris has a lot of brothers and sisters who show up to school the first day and doesn’t go back after that. > o When Atticus has lunch with Walter, he doesn’t treat him with disrespect. This taught Scout the lesson of not to treat a person differently if they are poor, a certain race, practice a certain religion, or anything of this nature > o Another example of Atticus practicing tolerance is when he is assigned to Tom Robinson’s case, who is African American. And even though he is African American, race does not matter to Atticus, and he does his best to win the case. > o When Jem, Scout, and Dill are playing and “acting” in front of Boo Radley’s house, Atticus tells them to stop because he explained how bad it would feel to be made fun of right in front of your own face. > o Atticus also constantly tells Scout to control her anger. For example, when she beats up Walter Cunningham, Atticus explains how that was wrong and how she should act for the future.
 * Analyze the events during lunch
 * What is the significance of Atticus accepting Walter? How does he show this?
 * Character description and analysis of Burris Ewell and his family
 * List Atticus’ lessons – be sure you include the biggest lesson of the entire book