The
Cunningham family is portrayed as a respectable group of country folk, who live outside of
Maycomb and make their living on the farm. Despite being relatively morally-upright, honorable
people, there are numerous negative stereotypes applied to their family. Aunt Alexandra claims
that the Cunninghams are trash and will be bad influences onand . Her class prejudice prevents
her from accurately judging Walter Cunningham Jr. as a humble, responsible young boy.
There is also the stereotype that the Cunninghams are ignorant fools. However, Walter
Jr. informsthat the only reason he continues to fail school is due to the fact that his father
desperately needs his help on the farm. Essentially, Walter Jr. does not have the opportunity to
learn in school,...
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