In Chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird, lawyer Atticus Finch is at a jailhouse protecting his client, Tom Robinson, an African American man accused of attacking a white woman in their Alabama town, from a lynch mob. In 75-100 words, explain how Scout’s actions dispel the tension of the situation. How do the events that unfold in this scene relate to the theme of compassion developed in other sections of the excerpted novel? Cite textual evidence to support your inferences and analysis.