To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 15-16 by Jorge Ruiz

Refers to Question #2

MrRuiz — 2014-04-24 18:34:17 UTC

Diana

2014-04-26 20:11:27 UTC

1- The Sunday before the trial a lynch mob appears and encounters Atticus, how do Jem/Scout/Dill defer in what they see occur?

-The three of them were following Atticus and when they found him, they saw him reading and then three cars stopped in front of the jail and the "mobsters" came out. They were having a heated argument when Scout ran in the crowd to Atticus to save him from getting beat up. Scout in particular saved Atticus because of how she started talking to Mr. Cunningham which got the attention of everyone who was there. Jem didn't want to leave so his father would not get into a fight r even killed; earlier he said that he was scared for his father, so i guess he was right to be scared. Talking about Dill, i guess he really didn't have a say because he wasn't a family member and he also was scared.

2- Atticus says that Scout's intervention reminded Mr. Cunningham that he was a person, what lesson or belief does Atticus refer to when he explains what Scout has achieved?

-The way i understand it is that Atticus means that you just need to treat them like people and they will return to their senses.

Sharon

2014-04-26 20:30:45 UTC

1. Scout first wants go and surprise her dad, but then she sees the people that are drunk, and she gets embaressed because she just jumped into a ring of people she has "never seen before". Jem kind of sees that something is going on, so when his father asks him to take Scout and Dill home he does not budge, he wants to stay and defend his father. Scout once again fights for her family when a burly man taked Jem roughly by the collar, in defense Scout kicks the guy´s "shin" (she aimed too high). Jem and Scout both wanted to stay and help their father, they had no thoughts of going back home and leaving their father in a disaster. They were both kind of scared for their dad, they didn´t want anything to happen to him. Scout then noticed Mr. Cunningham and starts talking to him, which helped the whole situation, because thanks to her everyone left. While all of this happened, Dill does not say or do anything; maybe he is too scared to do anything or maybe he does not want to medle into anyone else´s business.
2. I think Atticus refers to the belief that if you just treat someone like a normal person, despite of what they have done, it makes them realize what they are doing and it helps them get back to the "real world". Atticus says "Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man. Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of people you know--doesn´t say much for them, does it" (157) This shows that everyone is still human, there is always a way to make people get back to their senses, make them realize what they are actually doing instead of just following a herd of people as if they were wild animals.

Gabriela

2014-04-26 21:36:32 UTC

1-When the lynch mob appeared and encountered Atticus, Scout went to see Atticus, and behind her were Jem and Dill. Atticus was clearly not expecting their arrival and when he asked Jem to take the others home, he refused with the expression: “Iain’t going,” (pg. 81 Ch.15), and wanted to stay because he was afraid of the welfare of his father. He stood there not leaving Atticus alone, as he knew the visit of those men was not for a good reason. He showed to be mature, as he wasn´t being rebel, because he understood the difficult situation that Atticus was facing defending Tom Robinson and wanted to protect Atticus. Scout made the men feel ashamed when she recognized Mr. Cunningham and told him to say hey to his son Walter. Mr. Cunningham recognized the kindness in Scout, and at the end treated her the same when he said: “I’ll tell him you said hey, little lady,”(pg. 82 Ch.15), and told the others to leave with him. Scout´s innocence saved his father of a confrontation with those men. The three children arrived at a perfect time to dissolve that lynch mob; Jem understanding was was going on, while Jem was unaware because of her innocence. Both of them seem in some way afraid for Atticus. I think Dill was scared because he didn´t say anything, just stayed there watching what was happening. Maybe he felt like he could do anything as he wasn´t a family member.

2-Atticus saw the innocence and kindness of Scout, what made Mr. Cunningham show humanity and tell the others to leave. Even though he was part of the lynch mob, he was still human as Atticus said: “So it took an eight-year-old child to bring ‘em to their senses, didn’t it?. That proves something—that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply becausethey’re still human” (pg.83-84 Ch. 16). Atticus refers to the way Scout treated Mr. Cunningham, that made him come back to his senses, as she treated him like a normal person.

Angel

2014-04-26 23:37:57 UTC

When Atticus was surrounded by the lynch mob, Scout ran to him but suddenly she felt embarrassed as she ran into people that had never seen before. As soon as Atticus sees them, he tells Jem to take Scout and Dill back home. Jem refuses because he noticed what the intentions of those people were. Suddenly, a man from the crowd came and tried to take Jem away but Scout stopped him. After this, Dill went besides Atticus and Scout started talking to Mr.Cunningham, who was standing in the crowd. Somehow Scout convinced Mr. Cunningham and the others to leave her father alone.
The voice of an innocent child asking him about his son made Mr. Cunningham realize that his actions were not humane. “...that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they’re still human…” (408) I believe that Atticus´lesson is that one can bring people back to their logical senses by just reminding them that they are humans.

Caro

2014-04-27 18:47:40 UTC

1. The children run up to Atticus and Jem soon realizes that he is in trouble. Scout on the other hand feels a bit embarrassed because she ran up to Atticus and jumped into a circle of people she has never seen before. However, Scout recognizes Mr. Cunningham, the father of a boy she goes to school with (Walter). She begins talking to him about his son and letting him know that his son is a good boy. She also talks about Mr. Cunnigham's entailment and tells him not to worry about it because Atticus said that "they'd all ride it out together" (pg. 154). Scout's innocence saves Atticus because it softens Mr. Cunningham up and makes him realize that what he gang is doing isn't right. Jem's resistance to go home also helps the situation because it shows the gang that Atticus is not alone.

2. Atticus tells Scout that he believes that no matter how bad the situation is, when you treat someone like a normal person you automatically remind them of their humanity, therefore they come to their senses on their own and realizes the wrong in their actions. He explains that Scout achieved that Mr. Cunningham came to his senses by treating him like a normal person regardless of what he was planning to do.

Lucia

2014-04-27 19:03:24 UTC

1. The sunday before the trial when Atticus is surrounded by the lynch mob Scout goes running to him. When she does, at first she was proud that she had stepped out to help Atticus, but then feels embarrassed since she is now surrounded by people that she does not know. Atticus demands to Jem to take Scout and Dill back home but he refuses. Scout then spots Mr. Cunningham and starts talking to him and asking if he does not remember her, since he was avoiding looking at her. Scout brings up that she goes to school with her son(Walter) and she tells him to say hey. Scout talks about the entailment and tells him not to worry. Scout's innocence is what saves Atticus. It makes Mr. Cunningham put himself in Atticus shoes. Without Jem's resistance to not leave Atticus, the innocence of Scout and the company of Dill the lynch mob would have gotten what they came for.

2. In all of this chaos Scout's intervention and her treating Mr. Cunningham like a normal person actually made him feel that. It reminded him that he also has a family and that no one deserves what they were doing. Atticus believes that the innocence of a child can bring anyone back to their normal senses. He believes that no matter how deep a person is on something, if you make them feel normal and humane then they will give you just that. Which was the case with Mr. Cunningham since he dismissed the boys after talking with Scout.

Claudia

claudiacazorla — 2014-04-27 20:08:25 UTC

1. When Scout first sees Atticus, she goes running up to him. She was surprised to see him but at the same time she felt embarrassed since she just jumped into a ring of people. Jem, on the other hand, since he is older, he realizes that his father is in big trouble and that the people that were with him were nothing but friendly. Dill doesn't do anything concerning Atticus and the gang, he dosen't want to deal with anyones business. Atticus tells them that they need to go home, but no one obeys. Jem doesn't want to leave his dad alone, he wants to help him. I think that the gang when they saw that all of those children were supporting Atticus, they felt compassionate about him, and I believe it did help the situation. Scout saw that one of the men of the gang, was Walter's father, Mr. Cunningham. She started telling him that she goes to school with his son, and that he is a very good boy. She also mentions the entailment and that he shouldn't worry about it. That changed Mr. Cunningham's perspective and realized that what he was doing was wrong. Scouts's innocence helped Mr.Cuningham leave along with the rest of the gang, and leave Atticus alone.

2. I believe that what Atticus meant is that coming from a child that is neutral and naive, and that doesn't know whats happening around her, had a positive effect on Mr. Cunningham, since he felt she was treating him like a normal human being despite all he was doing. This made him realize, and it brought him back to his senses. No matter how bad someone can be, if don't stoop down to their level and you show them compassion, you can reach them more than you think you can.

Celeste

2014-04-27 20:22:26 UTC

1- The Sunday before the trial a lynch mob appears and encounters Atticus, how do Jem/Scout/Dill defer in what they see occur? The first thing Scout those is go running to Atticus even though Jem and Dill try to stop her to say hey. When she gets there she sees that a lot of people she does not know and she smells alcohol; she is embarrass and notice Atticus is not that happy to see her there. Jem wanted to stay with Atticus because he saw that something bad was going on so he does not listen to Atticus when he sends him home. The men there want Jem to go home so they try to make him leave using physical but Scout being Scout fights for him. Everybody ends up going home after Scout notice Mr. Cunningham and tries making conversation with him, reminding him that his family know the finches well and that they were once friend. "Don't you remember me, I'm Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?" (pg 153).

2- Atticus says that Scout's intervention reminded Mr. Cunningham that he was a person, what lesson or belief does Atticus refer to when he explains what Scout has achieved? Atticus is trying to say that if you treat somebody like a normal person they will come to remembering you are also human and that they are doing something wrong. When Scout reminded Mr. Cunningham of his son he realise that just like him Atticus have his own children and that they would suffer. He got in Atticus shoes thanks to Scout. "You children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute." (pg157)

Estaban Julio Ricardo Montoya De La Rosa Ramirez ( but you can call me Ean)

2014-04-27 21:38:35 UTC

1. When Scouts sees the Atticus surrounded by the mob she imidiatley almost instinctively shoves through the crowd and stands next to aticus, Jem and Dill follow. She noticed that Atticus was in trouble and ran towards him not knowing what she would do to help. Attics tells Jem to take Scout and Dill home he insists, but Jem stands firm and says no, this sets the level emotion. Scout sees mr Cunningham and starts talking to him about his son walter among others things, she talks about the entailment and that everything is going to be ok. Scouts actions and way of talking show thats she's just a little girl, but one with reason. Mr cunningham thinks about what she's saying and then realizes that what he's doing is wrong... The video helped me understand this in a more visual way.

2. Atticus as we know is a very wise person and he tends to understand and accept many aspects of life that other ignorant people can't comprehend. He explained to Scout that she allowed him to reflect on the situation and come to the conclusion that maybe what he was doing wasn't correct and that if he were to be in that other position he wouldn't want to be in that situation. And yes as all the people in this pad let have said she reminded him of humanity and equality

Luisa

2014-04-27 22:14:52 UTC

1. Once Scout sees that Atticus is surrounded by all those men she runs to him right away while Dill and Jem follow. She then noticed that Atticus is in trouble but dosent know how to help. Atticus notices and repeatedly asks Jem to take Dill and Scout home but Jem stands firm and says he’s not going anywhere. Scout then recognises Mr. Cunningham and starts talking to him about his son, Walter, and how they go to school together. She also talks about entailment and how everything is going to be fine. Due to how Scout is talking and acting Mr. Cunningham realizes that what he’s doing is wrong.

2. Atticus is a very intellectual and smart person and he also very open about many things that other people couldn't even start to understand. He explains Scout that Mr. Cunningham started to understand because of her that the situation he was in was wrong and he let him reflect on his actions. He also explained to her that he wouldn't want to be in the situation if the other person was doing what he was doing.

Ana

2014-04-28 02:07:39 UTC

1- The Sunday before the trial a lynch mob appears and encounters Atticus, how do

Jem/Scout/Dill defer in what they see occur?

Scout runs to Atticus from her hidingn place. Scout realizes that the men surrounding Atticus were different from the men that came to their house the night before. Jem and Dill follow Scout, and Atticus tells Jem to take Scout and Dill home, but Jem refuses. Scout looks around the group and she sees a familiar face. She saw Mr. Cunningham, the father of Walter Cunningham, her classmate, and she starts talking to him. Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham about his entailment and asks him to say hi to his son. Scout helped Mr. Cunningham to realize that what he was doing was wrong. Mr. Cunningham makes everyone leave and leave Atticus alone. Dill, throughout all of this, he remained quiet. I believe this was because he was embarrassed and felt like it was a family problem that he shouldn’t get involved in, since he is not part of the family.

2- Atticus says that Scout's intervention reminded Mr. Cunningham that he was a person, what lesson or belief does Atticus refer to when he explains what Scout has achieved?

Scout’s innocence made Mr. Cunningham realize his wrongdoing. Scout, treating Mr. Cunningham like a normal person, being polite and kind, makes him realize who he really is and the good he has. This helped Mr. Cunningham respond with kindness and courtesy. Treating someone kindly makes him or her come back to their inner self, realizing they are still human. There is always a way to make a people realize their compassion without having to be mean, but by just showing compassion towards them.

Roberto

2014-04-28 02:11:21 UTC

1- I think that what happened to Atticus was a matter of perspective from the kids and their innocence. Scout for example, doesn't know what is going on and that her dad is in big trouble, so she just goes running up to him and she starts talking to Mr. Cunningham about his child, and that makes him feel compassionate, and he leaves with the others. With Jem, he realized his father was in big trouble, so he stayed with him but he did not do anything stupid, he knew how to react to the situation. As for Dill, he couldn't care less what happened. If nether of the kids would have shown up, it would have ended a lot different.

2- Atticus explains to Scout that she has made someone self-conscious about who he really is. Scout was able to do this by showing innocence, naiveness, and youth. Scout reminded Mr. Cunningham that everybody is born good, and that when you are a child, you have a lot of good in you. Mr. Cunningham realized who he was and who he had become, so he reflected and left Atticus alone

Laura

2014-04-28 04:39:53 UTC

1- The Sunday before the trial a lynch mob appears and encounters Atticus, how do Jem/Scout/Dill defer in what they see occur?

The three children run to Atticus who was surrounded by a crowd of men with an environment of fighting. They were aware that Atticus was in trouble and even though he insists that they should leave, none of them obeys. Once Jem really understands what was going on with his dad, he firmly refuses to leave and some of the men physically force him to abandon the place and Scout, the brave sister, stops them and defends her brother. She knows that their father is not happy with the presence of any of them but in that moment the kids stand up for him and face the crowd. Scout established a conversation with Mr. Cunningham which saved Atticus from the chaos, she made him think and changed his mind. Dill doesn't play an important role during this scene, he doesn't do/ talk anything concerning neither with Atticus or the crowd of men.

2- Atticus says that Scout's intervention reminded Mr. Cunningham that he was a person, what lesson or belief does Atticus refer to when he explains what Scout has achieved?

What Atticus was trying to prove is that the innocence and kindness made Mr. Cunningham change his mind and realize that he was wrong. The sparks and the words of an innocent child ( Scout) were the key for the solution of the problem.

Ellen

2014-04-28 07:12:25 UTC

1- The Sunday before the trial a lynch mob appears and encounters Atticus, how do Jem/Scout/Dill defer in what they see occur?

Jem acts very 'mature' in the encounter with the lynch mob by refusing to go home when Atticus tells him too, it seems that he knows what is going on, or at least that him father is in danger..

Scout is portrayed as innocent through the scene and she seems to only see an oddly dressed group of strangers who pose no threat until they grab Jem and she quickly defend him, then she finds the one man she knows and starts making pleasant conversation with him, she is oblivious to the real situation.

Dill is quiet as the whole scene unfolds, maybe he feels like a bystander in a family quarrel, he feels he should remain uninvolved until it is over.

2- Atticus says that Scout's intervention reminded Mr. Cunningham that he was a person, what lesson or belief does Atticus refer to when he explains what Scout has achieved?

Scout is an innocent child, she meant no harm in interrupting the men and by talking to Mr. Cunningham she reminded him of his humanity and of who he really is. She made him pause and think about what he was doing long enough to realize it was a very irrational way of solving a problem.

Nika

2014-04-30 00:34:30 UTC

1- Jem, Scout and Dill followed Atticus and saw how the mobsters came out. Scout did not understand the situation and her only action was to run and help her father. Her attitude was not quite appropriate yet she actually helped Atticus by what she said to Mr. Cunningham. Jem was afraid for his father too.

2-I suppose that Mr. Cunninghan felt as a person again because he is always mistreated in society, and now that a little girl just talked nicely, asked about his son, made him realise that you need to treat the person like you want to be treated. And that humans need to be treated in a good way equally.