Mr. Cunningham's change of mind

[MsElliott]

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

[emah]

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I think the option A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him. I think he began to consider things from Atticus' point of view. As he's also a father, he would have not wanted to leave his children. He knew the importance of protecting the family. This understanding helped to not continue bothering Atticus anymore.

[kate Fincham]

Oct 23, 2015 10:43:32 GMT emah said:

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I think the option A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him. I think he began to consider things from Atticus' point of view. As he's also a father, he would have not wanted to leave his children. He knew the importance of protecting the family. This understanding helped to not continue bothering Atticus anymore.

I definetly agree with this. Mr Cunnigham would have seen how Scout and Jem were trying to protect their father and then thought of his own son, Walter, and perhaps how Walter would feel if he was being terrorized by a mob.

[isabelleewert]

Oct 24, 2015 3:40:52 GMT kate Fincham said:

Oct 23, 2015 10:43:32 GMT emah said:

I think the option A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him. I think he began to consider things from Atticus' point of view. As he's also a father, he would have not wanted to leave his children. He knew the importance of protecting the family. This understanding helped to not continue bothering Atticus anymore.

I definetly agree with this. Mr Cunnigham would have seen how Scout and Jem were trying to protect their father and then thought of his own son, Walter, and perhaps how Walter would feel if he was being terrorized by a mob.

I agree with both of these statements, I even think that because Tom is a father Mr Cunningham may have extended his feelings to him. Generally speaking however, Mr Cunningham would have related to Atticus and because of how nice Scout was about his son he wouldn't have wanted them to be caught in the violence.

[jemimareid]

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I believe E best describes why Mr Cunningham changed his mind. I think he realised that his actions were not going to lead to anything productive, and that for him to be a 'real man', courage meant doing the right thing and putting down the gun.

[lindadate]

Oct 25, 2015 6:24:20 GMT jemimareid said:

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I believe E best describes why Mr Cunningham changed his mind. I think he realised that his actions were not going to lead to anything productive, and that for him to be a 'real man', courage meant doing the right thing and putting down the gun.

I agree with what you have said, and I also think that it would take a lot of courage to listen to and obey a child in front of all the other men, who might think him weak.

[lilyklunyk]

Line A best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind because later Atticus says, “you children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute”. When Scout brought up Mr. Cunningham’s son, it made him realise how he would not want his son to see him getting beaten by a mob, so they shouldn't fight Atticus in front of his children. Mr Cunningham decides that he doesn't want to hurt somebody with whom he can relate to and he relates to Atticus as they are both fathers.

[laurah]

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I think line A best explains why Mr Cunningham changed him mind. He thought about how Atticus would feel if he was beaten in front of his own children, and the impact it would have on Scout and Jem, who are young and innocent. Mr Cunningham could relate them to his own children, and tried to understand the situation from Atticus's point of view. 

[allanaedgell]

Oct 23, 2015 10:43:32 GMT emah said:

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I think the option A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him. I think he began to consider things from Atticus' point of view. As he's also a father, he would have not wanted to leave his children. He knew the importance of protecting the family. This understanding helped to not continue bothering Atticus anymore.

I like the way you've said that he understands that he needs to protect his family. He was probably also surprised at how innocent Scout is by the way she talked to him.

[zoebia]

A best describes this section of the book, he puts himself in Atticus shoes and i think one of the big things that changed his mind is that they are both fathers, and he wouldn't want to go home to his kids like that, and he felt the semaphore Atticus. 

[Hope15]

Oct 25, 2015 6:24:20 GMT jemimareid said:

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I believe E best describes why Mr Cunningham changed his mind. I think he realised that his actions were not going to lead to anything productive, and that for him to be a 'real man', courage meant doing the right thing and putting down the gun.

I agree with what you're saying and that Mr Cunningham knew that putting away his gun would help to solve the problem and not add to it. I also think Quote 'A' is a good representation of Mr Cunningham's change of heart as it shows that you can never really understand someone until you've lived in their life for a moment. This may have pulled at a heart sting for him as he understood Atticus' viewpoint as they are both fathers and their children play and eat together. 

[abbaska69]

I think the A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him.

[abbaska69]

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I think the option A is the best line. He must have been affected by the way Scout had so openly made conversation with him.

[Cassandra]

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I believe its statementA; because Scout addressed Mr Cunningham and tried to hold an innocent conversation in a rather morbid situation. "You children made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute."

[Cassandra]

Oct 25, 2015 6:24:20 GMT jemimareid said:

Oct 23, 2015 3:32:31 GMT MsElliott said:

Which line from elsewhere in the novel (see choices below) best explains why Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about being at the jail and told the men that they should all go home? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.

A: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

B: "sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."

C: "There are just some kind of men who-who's so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."

D: "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts."

E: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin..."

I believe E best describes why Mr Cunningham changed his mind. I think he realised that his actions were not going to lead to anything productive, and that for him to be a 'real man', courage meant doing the right thing and putting down the gun.

I think this is also a suitable statement because Cunningham would have realised that no good would become from harming Atticus while his children were there.