3. Miss Maudie says to Scout: "Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets." What does this mean? What is the significance of the difference between Atticus and others in the town?

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Ty Baker

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5 December, 08:08

3. Miss Maudie says to Scout: "Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets." What does this mean? What is the significance of the difference between Atticus and others in the town?

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Eve Ford · Answer 1

The quote means that Atticus is a great man who stands behind what he says and does, behaving the same in public as he does in his home. Unlike him, the others are two-faced, for example, publicly attacking Tom Robinson, while believing in the comfort of their homes that he might be innocent.