Question

When Scout tells Atticus he must be wrong to defend Tom Robinson because everyone in the town seems to think they are right, Atticus replies, "The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience." Explain what Atticus means by this response.

Answer 1

Answer: Atticus is explaining Scout that, although you can be "influenced" to have a certain opinion about such a controversial topic, no one can actually tell you what to think.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the trial, people in town assumed that Tom Robinson was guilty, and the main reason to believe it was that he was a coloured man, but still Atticus defends his opinion explaining Scout that, even though it would be easier to assume Tom's guilt, he will defend his innocence because it is what he believes in his heart.