To kill a mockingbird

When someone takes one look at a person, they cannot immediately tell what their personality is like and what their home life is like, or anything else of that nature. All they know about them is how they look and what they appear to be. In Walter and Burris's case, both seem to be alike, but if one were to crawl into their unseen lives and search around for a while, they would find much …

…are in a way; however, if one were to penetrate the outer shells of the two, they would see their definite differences. To put this essay bluntly, Burris is a lazy, apathetic, irresponsible, slacker and Walter is a more self-dependent, reliable and responsible person. Burris and Walter are two books with the same cover and title, but they contain different stories. Like so often said and ignored, do not judge a book by its cover.