Why was Cunningham Sr. taken aback when Scout talks to him about entailment?
In the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, when the angry crowd reached the police-station to hurt Tom Robinson, they found Atticus Finch already sitting outside the door blocking their way.
After a few moments, Atticus' daughter Scout (alongwith her brother and friend) came from behind the crowd and suddenly and innocently starts talking to Cunningham Sr., from the crowd, about his entailment issues.
I understand that this conversation changed the ongoing subject rather awkwardly which might catch the crowd off guard but why did this normal, harmless dialogue made Cunningham Sr. (and to some extent even the crowd) a little ashamed, eventually making the crowd to leave in peace?
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What did Scout talk to Mr Cunningham about?
Meanwhile, Scout looks around the group and recognizes Mr. Cunningham, the father of her classmate Walter Cunningham. She starts talking to him about his legal entailments and his son, and asks him to tell his son \u201chey.\u201d All of the men stare at her.What does Scout Finch say to Mr Cunningham?
Scout : I said, 'Hey,' Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment getting along? Scout : Don't you remember me, Mr.🔵 Aback Meaning - Taken Aback Defined - Aback Examples - Take Aback Explained
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