We begin with Jem thinking that the group of men Atticus was with was a gang of some sort; something along the lines of the Ku Klux Klan, however this was a misconception.
Eventually, the kids locate Atticus talking to some men who had presumably come to take Tom Robinson away. Atticus tells them that Heck Tate is around, but the men say that he and his men had gone off hunting. Jem, Dill, and Scout reveal themselves, which doesn't end up lighting the mood much at all.
Atticus tells Jem to go home, and to take the other kids with him. Jem stands his ground, however. Jem seems to want to prove that he's mature, or has some sort of authority, by staying and finding out what the situation is all about.
Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham about his kid, and an entailment, gathering everyone's attention. Scout seems to have triggered something in the mob, which made them decide to leave.
Mr. Underwood was around with a double barreled shotgun aswell, but luckily a all-out shootout was averted.
Scout and Jem talk with Atticus about the mob last night, and how she thought they wanted to hurt Atticus. (they probably would have knocked him aside if they tried to go after Tom Robinson). Atticus tells them how a mob had a sort of mentality of it's own; and aside from that, each person was still a person, and Scout had helped them recall that they were still individual people by bringing up Mr. Cunningham's unique issues. Scout made them see things through another's perspective via her innocence to the whole situation.
Sometimes people need to be reminded that they're still individuals. Sometimes they need to be reminded that they have a personality.
Overall, these chapters have provided me much to think about, especially in consideration of people's morals and knowledge of their own identities.
May have typed more, but slumber calls to me once more.
Thanks,
~B.E.
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