Author's Note: This is an assignment in which we had to describe our thoughts or feelings about a certain scene in To Kill A Mockingbird.
"So it took an eight-year-old child to bring 'em to their senses.... That proves something - that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children" (157).
The scene this quote is said is actually a very odd one indeed. In this scene, a mob travels to the jail and plans to rid of Thomas Robinson. While there, Atticus tries to convince them to leave, but is unable to persuade them. It wasn't until Scout started talking to one of the members of the mob did they decide to leave. Eventually, one of the mob members, Mr. Cunningham, had a very important role in the Robinson case, he decided to side with Atticus and Thomas Robinson. Although Mr. Cunningham was not able to convince the rest of the jury, he still withheld them for hours, which meant the thought of saying Thomas was not guilty was there.
I thought this was an important scene because it basically showed that everyone has a weakness, no matter how powerful they are. In this case the mob, the children were the weakness. Because the children showed up, the mob questioned their motives and decided if children were present, executing Thomas Robinson wasn't appropriate, so they left. It's sort of like kryptonite to Superman. When it is present, Superman loses his powers.
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