Respect and Reputation in Maycomb by Johna Northrop

How this character is treated by others?

jnorthrop6 — 2025-03-30 19:58:51 UTC

→ Respected? Looked down on? Protected? Ignored?

What we learn about their values or expectations?

jnorthrop6 — 2025-03-30 19:59:18 UTC

→ What seems important to them? What do they believe is “right” behavior?

1–2 quotes from Chapters 3–4 that show their status, role, or values

jnorthrop6 — 2025-03-30 20:00:05 UTC

→ Use page numbers if possible!

→ Analyze them!

Bonus (if time allows): Respond to another group’s post.

jnorthrop6 — 2025-03-30 20:00:24 UTC

Do you agree? Do you have a quote that supports or challenges their take?

tessamichaelis — 2025-04-07 12:36:59 UTC

Walter is treated badly by the others at school. He is looked down on and ignored, and he is seen as unfit for society. The citizens don't see him as a person or see his values; they just see him as dirty and poor. Since Walter is looked down on and seen as not important, his values and morals aren't seen as accepted, even though they are very good. We see an example of the prejudice Walter faces in Scout. Scout does not treat him right because he is ignored and viewed as less than others. People don't understand that he is also a person and is good, just because he is less fortunate than others.

How is Miss Caroline treated by others

strebelc — 2025-04-07 12:38:43 UTC

Miss Caroline is misunderstood by others and disliked by Scout and the other students. She is new to the town and doesn't understand the unspoken rules of the town like the Cunninghams and the Ewells and how they get special treatment.

Madeline and Madeleine

2025-04-07 12:39:14 UTC

How is this character treated by others? - This character is treated differently differently by everyone due to her position in social class. She is able to read and is educated, the school system makes her feel bad about this and shames her literacy. Miss Caroline is an example of scout being treated with disrespect because of her education.

Burris Ewells values and expectations

2025-04-07 12:42:54 UTC

Burris is extremely disrespectful and rude to Miss Caroline, whenever she tries to help him he violently lashes out at her. Burrises family is known to be poor, so they have different social values than the others in Maycomb, his bad manners and attitude are a reflection of his manners at home and how he was raised

What we learn about their values and expectations

2025-04-07 12:43:13 UTC

We learn that scout expects people to treat her with respect and she believes she is entitled in the social hierarchy in Maycomb. We see that because she is educated and her family is hardworking, she has pride in her family which causes her to look down on otheres, for example, Walter and Burris Ewell. Overall we see that she values how people see her and how much they respect her. She expects that they will treat her with admiration because of her background.

How is Atticus treated by others?

2025-04-07 12:43:56 UTC

Atticus is treated with respect and honored by all the characters in the book so far. He is respected because of his wisdom and how he treats other in the book. He respects his wife which was far from common in the South and he is just overall a good man to the people of Maycomb.

2025-04-07 12:44:26 UTC

Burris Ewell is seen by others as a low-status person because of his family. He experiences a hard time living in MayComb, from treated with disrespect particularly from Miss. Caroline. From Burris getting miss-treated he acts upon Miss Caroline rudely. Burris is described as dirty and unkempt, with Miss Caroline claims as if he has lice and used that to send him home. Burris acts like this from the influence under his family as he has negative behavior.

How is this character treated by others?

2025-04-07 12:44:54 UTC

Calpurnia is resented and hated by Scout, because Scout is stubborn, she thinks that Calpurnia teaching her to write is a "crime" not a lesson. Scout is unwilling to be empathetic toward Calpurnia and blames her while victimizing herself, "She had always been too hard on me, she had at last seen the error of her fraction ways" (Lee 32). Calpurnia is otherwise appreciated by Atticus and Jem who acknowledge that she helps them a lot and their life would be a lot more difficult without her, they try (unsuccessfully) to make Scout appreciate her too.

2025-04-07 12:45:03 UTC

Burris has these values because of his neglected lifestyle and impoverished family. He rarely respects education since he grew up in a neglected household where he knows nobody cared for him

Quote #1

2025-04-07 12:45:10 UTC

"Catching Walter Cunningham in the school yard gave me some pleasure,...I stomped at him to chase him away" (Lee 25).

What do we learn about their values or expectations?

finnk16 — 2025-04-07 12:45:41 UTC

We see that Calpurnia values treating others respectfully and scolds Scout for treating Walter Cunningham rudely. She knows everyone comes from different places in life, and that even if someone is different or lower in the social class, they should be treated the same as anyone else. We think she also values education, unlike some people in Maycomb, as she teaches Scout how to write.

girds — 2025-04-07 12:45:42 UTC

"he aint company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham"(Lee 27)

"Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure"(Lee 25)

2025-04-07 12:47:04 UTC

His values are not accepted by Maycomb citizens since they are considered not morally or socially right. The Ewells are also seen as outsiders since they aren't in the same social class as most of Maycomb and they are different than most of them

Quote #2

2025-04-07 12:49:36 UTC

"We polished ad perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changed every day" (Lee 43).

Atticus values and expectations

2025-04-07 12:49:37 UTC

The things most important to Atticus is his family and empathy. In the story, Atticus loves his family and would do anything for them. Atticus is seen showing empathy towards Walter Cunningham by welcoming him into his house for dinner. Atticus firmly believes in equality for everyone shown by him and his family (specifically Jem) treating everyone with kindness despite their social class.

2025-04-07 12:49:48 UTC

Walter values his families morals, so when it comes to accepting donations he refuses them. People in Maycomb tend to view this as wrong. This causes Walter to be treated differently. People don't understand that Walters family has the most realistic expectations for their lives. The people in Maycomb lose their sense of acceptance when people don't live the same life that they expect. Causing Walter to question the life he lives. It seems that the most important thing to Walter is that they stay true to their family morals and don't take pity from the people that feel sorry for them.

strebelc — 2025-04-07 12:50:18 UTC

"Miss Caroline, he's a Cunningham"(Lee 22).

This comment by Scout shows the town's understanding of the Cunninghams and how they are treated differently than others. It highlights how Miss Caroline doesn't understand these unspoken rules however and is unaware that his family is different or important. She lacks awareness of the town and since she is new to the town she is an outcast and is disliked by Scout and others.

2025-04-07 12:50:58 UTC

""Well, Burris, " said Miss Caroline, "I think we'd better excuse you for the rest of the afternoon. I want you to go home and wash your hair." (Lee 29). This quote shows how his status is low and shows his family's poverty and neglect. Everyone thinks he is gross because of how little money he has, and they all want him to wash his hair.

Role, Values, status of Atticus

ridderc — 2025-04-07 12:52:36 UTC

A quote that reveals Atticus's role as a protector is, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it"(Lee 33). This quote reveals how Atticus is like a protector to some people because, as we see, Scout bullies Walter. Atticus tells her you don't understand what he goes through and what he is put through. Atticus is trying to tell her that Walter is put in a situation unlike others.

What do we learn about their values?

strebelc — 2025-04-07 12:53:05 UTC

Throughout the first 4 chapters, we have learned that Miss Caroline values education and teaching. She heavily follows the education system and believes that it is better than everything else. For example, she is unhappy to find out that Scout can read before she was taught. She is mad that she is taught at home and tells her to stop reading.

2025-04-07 12:53:08 UTC

"he aint company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham"(Lee 27). This quote allows us to understand that people don't view him as someone good to be around. It shows that people don't want to be in his company because he values something different. People don't want to view him as a norm in Maycomb due to the different morals and values that they give off.

Quote 1

finnk16 — 2025-04-07 12:54:45 UTC

"'Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' company, and don't let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty'" (Lee, 27). Calpurnia doesn't believe in seeing others as being below anybody, and values treating everyone with respect. By scolding Scout, she demonstrates that she wants to pass down these morals and also shows her role in the Finch house to check others in check.

1-2 quotes for chapters 3-4 the show their status, role, or values

2025-04-07 12:55:54 UTC

Scout asks Atticus to stop going to school and brings up that the Ewells don't have to go to school, Atticus replies, "Sometimes it's better to bend the law a little in special cases. In your case, the law remains rigid" (Lee 33). Atticus's values are revealed through his views on the law, although he is a lawyer, he still believes that there are cases where the laws can be bent. This tells us that Atticus is a rational and empathetic person because despite his law degree his is able to look past rules and apply them practically and except that laws don't serve everyone. This is what leads him to the conclusion that the Ewells are better off not following some laws because they would worsen their situation.

2025-04-07 12:58:15 UTC

“Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here and try to undo the damage—” (Lee, 19) Although this is in chapter 2, it is often referenced later in the story. We can see how Miss Caroline sees herself with a role of authority on education and wants complete control over how children learn. This revealing her identity as an outsider in Maycomb.

lombardyl — 2025-04-07 13:05:19 UTC

"There are ways of keeping them in school by force, but it's silly to force people like the Ewells into a new environment," (Lee, 34). Atticus values having respect for the differences of other people. He acknowledges that the Ewells are dishonest, uneducated people, but he doesn't blame that on them being used to an environment that's different than Maycomb's school. Atticus blames their bad behavior on their morality and lack of respect for anyone.