1. What does Scout mean when she says, “By the time we reached our front steps Walter had forgotten he was a Cunningham”?

This quote alludes to the fact that by the time the children reached the Finch home, Walter was simply one of the gang.

What do you think the author means when she says that Walter “had forgotten he was a Cunningham” by the time he reached Scout and Jem’s house? Write a short essay of at least 300 words exploring what this implies about the differences between the Cunningham and Finch families, and how a person’s self-identity can help or hinder a connection with someone else.