A.<span>The author wants to show that he is a superstitious person.</span>
Although the Cunninghams are poor, they are viewed as very honest and prideful people. For example, we see this prideful side of them when Scout explains that the Cunninghams don't take charity in any shape or form and find their own way to do things(i.e pay Atticus using vegetables, nuts, etc).
They <span>both have a mood of fatalism and melancholy, and both mention death, and jazz. Both are realistic and pessimistic.</span>
