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Mr. Cunningham retreated because he did not want to hurt Atticus in front of his children. They had known him for a long time, and they knew they owed him more respect than that. Also, Scout reminded him that he was not an animal. She talked to him of legal affairs and his son. Mr. Walter knew that he would not want to hurt this kind little girl's father right in front of her, so he made the mob retreat.
Before Scout was there, the room was very tense. Atticus was going to be seriously hurt and beaten. When Scout walked in, things changed. The men were still tense, but most of them had enough decency to not hurt a man in front of his children. Scout made the mob think of their families and reminded them they were all human. When Scout came in and talked to Mr. Cunningham, he asked the group of men to leave. He owed that much to Atticus.
People will use "them" to talk about a group of people. "Them" can be hurtful, though. It will group people together and people will say, "All of them are stupid." It groups people together, even if they are not similar.
The mob would have acted differently on their own. They were trying to act tough for their friends. Also, everyone was on edge because they knew some people might do something stupid that got them all in trouble.
A group of men come to Atticus's office. They want to kill Tom Robinson and nothing will stand in their way. Atticus is not armed with any weapons, while the men probably have multipule guns and knives on each of them. Scout, Jem, and Dill bust in just as things are about to get ugly. Scout talking to Mr. Cunningham causes the mob to leave, making them feel a soft spot in their hearts that they had forgotten while they were there.
Before Scout was there, the room was very tense. Atticus was going to be seriously hurt and beaten. When Scout walked in, things changed. The men were still tense, but most of them had enough decency to not hurt a man in front of his children. Scout made the mob think of their families and reminded them they were all human. When Scout came in and talked to Mr. Cunningham, he asked the group of men to leave. He owed that much to Atticus.
People will use "them" to talk about a group of people. "Them" can be hurtful, though. It will group people together and people will say, "All of them are stupid." It groups people together, even if they are not similar.
The mob would have acted differently on their own. They were trying to act tough for their friends. Also, everyone was on edge because they knew some people might do something stupid that got them all in trouble.
A group of men come to Atticus's office. They want to kill Tom Robinson and nothing will stand in their way. Atticus is not armed with any weapons, while the men probably have multipule guns and knives on each of them. Scout, Jem, and Dill bust in just as things are about to get ugly. Scout talking to Mr. Cunningham causes the mob to leave, making them feel a soft spot in their hearts that they had forgotten while they were there.