Sunday, May 10, 2015

How does Atticus' relationship with the Cunninghams show us a different side of Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird?Thanks!

I'm not so sure that Atticus really shows a different side
of himself when dealing with the Cunningham family members in To Kill a
Mockingbird
. Atticus shows throughout the novel that he is a friend of nearly
everyone in Maycomb (except for possibly the Ewell family). His neighbors come to him
for advice, the Negroes of Maycomb obviously admire him, and the Cunninghams show their
respect in several ways. Walter Cunningham Sr. chose Atticus to represent him when he
was having legal problems, and Atticus told him not to worry about paying for his
services; Cunningham eventually repaid Atticus with goods he had grown on his farm.
Although Cunningham was one of the men who came to the jail to lynch Tom Robinson--and
possibly harm Atticus in the process--he later thought better of it after Scout
intervened and innocently conversed with him, changing his mind about the murderous plot
he had undertaken. Atticus apparently won over the Cunninghams for good that night,
since he later told his children that it was a Cunningham on the jury who was the last
to give in and side with the others on a guilty verdict. Atticus displays a love of all
people during the chapters, and it is one of his finest character
traits.

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