People come together plenty of times in violence in order to attain an objective, this is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird when Mr. Cunningham and his clique head to the jail where Tom is held at. A mob is a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence. In To kill a Mockingbird, the mob that went toward Atticus, who was in the front of the jail where Tom was held at, were headed to cause trouble. Several people in the mob had plenty of ideas on the death and punishment of Tom, and this similarity brought people to come together as a mob to fight for something that they strongly believe in. When these people came to together to meet Tom and Atticus they were preplanned on what they were going
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People will act differently in a mob, rather than on their own. When people become part of a mob, they lose their individuality and adopt the concept of mob mentality. An individual will act differently in a mob than on his/her own. This is also stated by “The Psychology of Mob Mentality and Violence,” when they said, “What we might not do as individuals we may do as part of a group. People may lose control of their usual inhibitions, as their mentality becomes that of the group” (James, 4). Influences of the outside world and other people can cause people to blend their emotions and grasp mob mentality. Scout stops the mob mentality by reminding Mr. Cunningham of his individuality. As Atticus states in Ch. 16, "A mob's always made up of people, no matter what, Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man"(Lee 16). Scout reminds Mr. Cunningham that he is still a father and a citizen of Maycomb County. As humans we have natural opinions on certain subjects and they often build up and change through group influences. Mr. Cunningham is merely a citizen of Maycomb, he was influenced by the other residents of that society to go after Tom and have strong opinions on Tom’s lynch. Cunningham displays his human goodness when Scout’s politeness compels him to disperse the men at the jail. This act justifies that who we are as individual’s changes when we are in a mob. What we can do in a mob is far more effective than what an individual does. As people are part of a mob, they lose their individuality and inhibitions and turn more to the mentality of the
People will act differently in a mob, rather than on their own. When people become part of a mob, they lose their individuality and adopt the concept of mob mentality. An individual will act differently in a mob than on his/her own. This is also stated by “The Psychology of Mob Mentality and Violence,” when they said, “What we might not do as individuals we may do as part of a group. People may lose control of their usual inhibitions, as their mentality becomes that of the group” (James, 4). Influences of the outside world and other people can cause people to blend their emotions and grasp mob mentality. Scout stops the mob mentality by reminding Mr. Cunningham of his individuality. As Atticus states in Ch. 16, "A mob's always made up of people, no matter what, Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man"(Lee 16). Scout reminds Mr. Cunningham that he is still a father and a citizen of Maycomb County. As humans we have natural opinions on certain subjects and they often build up and change through group influences. Mr. Cunningham is merely a citizen of Maycomb, he was influenced by the other residents of that society to go after Tom and have strong opinions on Tom’s lynch. Cunningham displays his human goodness when Scout’s politeness compels him to disperse the men at the jail. This act justifies that who we are as individual’s changes when we are in a mob. What we can do in a mob is far more effective than what an individual does. As people are part of a mob, they lose their individuality and inhibitions and turn more to the mentality of the