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cchipiuk
cchipiuk
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Middle School

In "To Kill a Mockingbird", why won't Mr. Cunningham work for the WPA?

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Posted by cchipiuk on Monday April 13, 2009 at 8:23 AM and tagged with characters, mr cunningham, to kill a mockingbird, wpa.

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  1. troutmiller Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    He was trying for the first time to be a part of Maycomb county.  However, that backfired.  It wasn't really that he wouldn't work, but he was just so lazy and accustomed to doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted that he they had to fire him.  The man is just plain lazy. He spends his wellfare checks on booze instead of providing for his kids.  Perhaps he even applied for the job simply to be fired so that he could blame Atticus.  He was that upset with him that he was willing to go out of his way to tarnish his name.  Besides, why work for a little money when he can get it from the government for free each week?  That's always been his attitude.

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    http://www.enotes.com/mockingbird/chapter-27-summary-anal...

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    Posted by troutmiller on Monday April 13, 2009 at 10:35 AM

  2. girlhockey
    girlhockey Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    Mr.Cunningham won't accept the job with the WPA because his land would go to ruin because he would need to leave it

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    Posted by girlhockey on Monday October 26, 2009 at 2:07 PM