Literary Note

“Grandma says it’s  bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he’s turned out a nigger lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He’s ruinnin’ the family, that’s what he’s doin’.”

This is another reference to racism, but it also shows the importance of family to the white southern society. When Francis say ‘He’s ruinnin’ the family, that’s what he’s doin’, this shows the importance of having an old, respectable family.
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