He was rude and disobedient to her.
Actually, Burris is asked to leave because he has lice. Miss Caroline notices something crawl out of his hair and little Chuck tells her "There ain't no need to fear a cootie ma'am."
Burris Ewell came to school with lice in his hair, which he showed to Miss Caroline, causing her to become upset and cry.
he was cursing and disrespecting Miss Caroline. it was her first day as a teacher in this school so she wasn't really sure about how to handle the situation.
Because Burris had "cooties" in his hair, so she wanted him to go home and clean himself.
because there was a "cootie" in his head A.K.A. lice
'Ain't no snot-nosed slut of a schoolteacher ever born c'n make me do nothin'!
- Burris Ewell
he had lice in his hair
He called her a slut.
He was very disrespectful towards her. He scared her by having lice or "cooties". After telling him to go home and bathe, he told her: "Report and be damned to ye! Ain't no snot-nosed slut of a schoolteacher ever born c'n make me do nothin'! You ain't making me go nowhere, missus. You just remember that, you ain't making me go nowhere!"
Burris Ewell is a son of Mr. Ewell and a younger sibling of Mayella Ewell. Burris is the first antagonist seen in the novel, as well as being chiefly antagonistic of Little Chuck Littleand his teacher Miss Caroline Fisher. He comes to the first day of school, but departs just as everyone else in his family does. He has live lice in his hair. Burris also scared his teacher Caroline Fisher and behaves rudely when she tells him to go home, wash his hair, and come back clean the next day, but he refuses, explaining to her that Ewell children don't attend school. All they do is show up for the first day, get marked down on the register, and then they miss the entire school year until the first day of the next year. She later finds out and is explained to more carefully by the children in the class as she weeps because of Burris's rude behavior. His famous quote was, "Report and be damned to ye! Ain't no snot-nosed slut of a schoolteacher ever born c'n make me do nothin'! You ain't makin' me go nowhere, missus. You just remember that, you ain't makin' me go nowhere!" As of Scout's first year of school (the first grade), Burris has repeated the first grade three times.
Scout uses Miss Caroline's behavior, actions, and words to make her assessment of her. She observes how Miss Caroline interacts with the students, her lack of understanding of the students' backgrounds, and her strict adherence to the school rules. These observations help Scout form her opinion of Miss Caroline.
well, the first mistake she makes is offering Walter Cunningham some quarters for lunch. Secondly, she makes Ewell stay in after class.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee uses Scout's first day of school to introduce important characters like Miss Caroline, Walter Cunningham, and Burris Ewell. Through these interactions, Lee establishes key themes such as social class, prejudice, and empathy. This sets the stage for character development and conflict that will shape the rest of the novel.
Mr. Ewell comments that he's going to "get" Atticus Finch for defending Tom Robinson in court, as reported by Miss Stephanie.
Miss Caroline makes mistakes because she is new to teaching and unfamiliar with the customs and culture of Maycomb. Her upbringing in a different town and lack of experience with the community's ways lead her to misunderstand or misinterpret situations.
Living in North Alabama makes Miss Caroline's first day as a teacher more difficult because the local dialect and customs are different from what she is used to. This cultural divide can create challenges in communication and understanding between Miss Caroline and her students.
On her first day of class, Caroline makes the mistake of reprimanding Scout for being able to read and write, thinking that Atticus taught her incorrectly. She then punishes Scout for trying to explain this, causing Scout to feel embarrassed and misunderstood.
It was because she was a fluent reader in the first grade.
Miss Caroline Fisher's strengths as a teacher include her traditional teaching methods and dedication to following the school's rules. However, her lack of understanding of the students' backgrounds and her rigid adherence to the curriculum make her appear insensitive and disconnected from her students.
She tried giving Walter Cunnigham a quarter for his lunch (he doesn't accept anything he cannot pay back), and then she tried to make Burris Ewell stay in class.One, she tried to lend Walter Cunningham a quarter for lunch, although everyone knows Cunninghams never accept money cause they can't pay it back.