Both Uses of
hookworm
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Walter Cunningham's face told everybody in the first grade he had hookworms.
p. 21.6hookworms = bloodsucking parasites
- People caught hookworms going barefooted in barnyards and hog wallows.
p. 21.7 *
Definition:
bloodsucking parasite that has hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of humans or other mammals; generally entering the body through the foot or other skin