" . . . grown men stood outside other people's houses for only two reason: death and politics. I wondered who had died."
_This particular quote is interesting because it already shows that Scout
has lost part of her innocence, immediately assuming that the group had
a dire purpose, as opposed to having a simple reason for conversing on
somebody else's doorstep.
It is also rather ironic, as the upcoming lynch mob scene she also interprets incorrectly, believing the mob had an innocent reason for behaving as they did.
It is also rather ironic, as the upcoming lynch mob scene she also interprets incorrectly, believing the mob had an innocent reason for behaving as they did.