Burris Ewell

Burris Ewell
is one on the seven children Bob
Ewell has.  He is the same age and in the same grade as .  On
the first day
of school, Miss Caroline notices lice in Burris hair.  She is appalled by the

cootie crawling out of his hair.  The Ewell children are known for only coming to school
on
the first day of school and never coming back.  The Ewells are the true
white trash of the
community, and Burris shows the effects of growing up in
poverty and the conditions in which he
lives.  He is filthy and unkempt. 
When Miss Caroline asks Burris to leave, he is disrespectful
to her and
causes Miss Caroline to cry on the first day of school.  The only other mention
of
the Ewell children (except Mayella) is when Scout says she remembers just
seeing dirty faces
pressed against the window whenever she passed their
home.

They are a sad
family, and including Burris Ewell
early in the novel gives us a good idea of the dynamics of
the Ewell
family.