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Why was Mrs. Caroline Fisher terrified when she saw Burris Ewell?

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What scares miss Caroline?

a "cootie" in Burris Ewell's head.


What about Burris Ewell frightens miss Caroline To kill a mockingbird?

Burris Ewell frightens Miss Caroline because she wanted to sell paintings. It was a good idea untill she got found out. She was sent to jail. Burris was in jail for three months.


How long has Burris Ewell been going to the first grade?

In the story "To Kill a Mockingbird" Burris Ewell has been in the first grade for three years.


What does scout learn in Burris Ewell in class?

Scout learns that Burris Ewell is from the Ewell family, who are known to be poor and disrespectful. Burris is rude, only attends school on the first day, and also has lice, which causes Miss Caroline to become upset. Scout realizes that the Ewells are considered outcasts in Maycomb society.


How does Jem describe Burris Ewell's personality in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Burris Ewell is one of the eight children of Bob Ewell. He had cooties and Miss Caroline sent him away because she was disgusted. He and his family only go to school for the first day every year, then leave, and are very proud of that. The Ewell Family is very ignorant and poor, and their father is awfully mean and the town drunk. Burris (like the rest of his family) is incredibly rude, yet doesn't know how to be any other way. Burris Ewell is a very minor character. He is one of Bob Ewell's children. The only time he comes into the novel is one day when Scout is in first grade. Burris Ewell is a younger sibling of Mayella Ewell.


Who has hookworms in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Walter Cunningham has hookworms in To Kill a Mockingbird. [It tells you in chapter 2 on the book.]Mustache! :{)AHA


Why does miss Caroline tell burris Ewell to go home?

Miss Caroline tells Burris Ewell to go home because he is dirty, unkempt, and has lice in his hair, which poses a health risk to the other students. She wants him to clean up and come back to school in better condition.


Describe miss Carolines interactions with burris Ewell?

Miss Caroline struggles to understand Burris Ewell's unruly behavior and poor hygiene. She tries to enforce cleanliness and discipline, but Burris lashes out in defiance, displaying his ingrained disrespect for authority. Despite Miss Caroline's efforts, Burris remains obstinate and refuses to conform to her expectations.


What did Burris Ewell do to make Miss Caroline cry?

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."


What scares miss Caroline at school?

Burris Ewell scares Miss Caroline in class. She is horrified when lice crawls out of his hair. When she tries to send him home to bathe he claims that he is not coming back and yells insults at her making her cry.


Who is burris in to kill a mokingbird?

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.


What does Miss Caroline do when Burris Ewell insults her in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Miss Caroline insults Walter by trying to give him a quarter for lunch. She claims it to be for a good lunch. He interprets it as pitiful charity, and his father taught him never to accept charity. His family had too much pride for that.