In Chapter 23, Aunt Alexandra tells Scout that she cannot play with Walter Cunningham Jr. because "he---is---trash" (Lee 301). Scout gets upset, and Jem is quick to comfort her. Scout tells Jem that Aunt Alexandra was wrong for calling Walter trash. Jem comments that he's got it all figured out. He says there are basically four kinds of folks in Maycomb. Jem tells Scout that there are ordinary people like themselves and their...
In Chapter 23, Aunt Alexandra tells Scout that she cannot play with Walter Cunningham Jr. because "he---is---trash" (Lee 301). Scout gets upset, and Jem is quick to comfort her. Scout tells Jem that Aunt Alexandra was wrong for calling Walter trash. Jem comments that he's got it all figured out. He says there are basically four kinds of folks in Maycomb. Jem tells Scout that there are ordinary people like themselves and their neighbors, the Cunninghams out in the woods, the Ewells down in the dump, and the Negroes. Jem and Scout begin to discuss what makes individuals different and "better" than others. Jem maintains that it matters how long one's family has been reading and writing. Scout disagrees and mentions that Walter Cunningham Jr. would be just as smart as them if he was able to attend school instead of helping his father. Scout says, "Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks" (Lee 304). Scout's comment depicts her belief that everybody is equal. Unlike Jem, Scout has not become jaded about humanity and the members of her community after she witnessed injustice during Tom's trial.
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