Mr. Cunningham does not want to accept handouts without working for it.
The WPA is the Workers Progress Administration(1937), and it was changed into the Work Projects Administration(1939) several years after. The WPA initiated many projects in the city for the public such as building buildings, roads, and it ran several projects for the arts, literacy, and media. It was used in the Great Depression to help the unemployed, be employed. Mr. Cunningham won't work for it because he was not willing to let go of his farmland due to the attachment and dearness he had for it. He was basically not willing to lose his farmland, even if it means for his family to go hungry.
Mr. Cunningham didn't join the Works Progress Administration (WPA) because he was self-reliant and proud. He preferred to work and provide for his family independently rather than accepting government assistance. Additionally, he may have felt a sense of obligation to work on his own land and take care of his own responsibilities.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Mr. Cunningham pays Atticus with hickory nuts and other items. Mr. Cunningham is very poor and has to pay by giving goods rather than money to Atticus.
The WPA, or Works Progress Administration, was a New Deal agency established in the 1930s to provide jobs and support for the unemployed during the Great Depression through public works projects. Mr. Cunningham refuses to work for the WPA because he values his pride and independence; he does not want to accept government assistance or charity, believing it undermines his self-respect and dignity. This decision reflects his strong sense of personal integrity and the cultural values of self-reliance.
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Mr. Cunningham had his pride and sense of dignity that prevented him from accepting charity.
Atticus reminded Mr. Cunningham of their shared history and humanity. He appealed to Mr. Cunningham's sense of decency and individuality, encouraging him to think as an individual rather than as part of a mob. This personal connection and appeal to his conscience caused Mr. Cunningham to disperse the mob and think differently about the situation.
After Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham about Walter and the entailment of his farm, she diffuses a potentially dangerous situation by addressing Mr. Cunningham as an individual, reminding him of their shared history. This personal connection prompts Mr. Cunningham to reconsider his decision to harm Atticus.
When Atticus says Mr. Cunningham has blind spots, he means that Mr. Cunningham may have good qualities but also holds biased or flawed beliefs. In this case, he is referring to Mr. Cunningham's participation in the mob that came to harm Tom Robinson, despite his earlier display of kindness towards Atticus.
She talks to Mr. Cunningham the father of Walter Cunningham.
I think he means that Mr. Cunningham is a good person but has his flaws and imperfection like everyone else.