Flustered the men
Scout's attempt at conversation flustered the men and stops a potentially violent altercation between Atticus and the men.
Why does Jen openly defy Atticus and refu to leave
Flustered the men
Scout's attempt at conversation outside the jail helps to diffuse tension and break the seriousness of the situation. Her innocent questions serve as a distraction and provide a moment of levity amidst the growing crowd's anger and fear. Additionally, Scout's innocence highlights the injustice and prejudice present in the adult world.
I LOVE this book - but the question was asked in the wrong interest area - so I changed it to a more appropriate venue.
Scout tries to be polite and start a conversation with Mr. Cunningham, and it makes him see through Atticus's point of view. Mr. Cunningham has a son (Walter Cunningham) that's Scout's age.
Scout tries to be polite and start a conversation with Mr. Cunningham, and it makes him see through Atticus's point of view. Mr. Cunningham has a son (Walter Cunningham) that's Scout's age.
Scout's polite conversation about one of the son's having lunch at her house and a one-sided discussion of "entailments" diffuses the mob anger and makes the men feel ashamed to be threatening Scout's father.
Scout is acting "like a girl". Simply because jem is becoming older and is begining to drift away from the childish things they used to do together.
Scout has stopped believing in childish superstitions that her, jem and dill all believed in. She now has things figured out about racism and the things that went on in the 1930's. Atticus greatly helped her with this task.
Scout
Scout making a conversation with Mr. Cunningham.
Jem tries to make Scout feel better by reminding her of Atticus' love for her and how Aunt Alexandra's opinions don't diminish that. He reassures Scout that their father's understanding and affection for them are more important than anything else. Jem also tries to distract Scout by suggesting they play together after their conversation with Aunt Alexandra.
he says he wouldn't be able to hold his head up in town if he didn't and he would not be able to tell jem and scout what to and not to do. this is in a conversation he has with scout