To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 15 Summary

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In chapter 15 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee creates the theme that one single personal voice that reminds a mob of its individuality can disarm it by using the literary element character. Scout tries to talk some sense into Mr. Cunningham by saying “Don’t you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?” I began to sense the futility one feels when unacknowledged by a chance acquaintance.
“I go to school with Walter,” I began again. “He’s your boy, ain’t he? Ain’t he, sir?”. The quote explains what Scout was telling Mr. Cunningham to make him think about what he and the other men in the mob are doing by making them feel guilty. The quotation also explains how one single personal

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