One such situation in which compulsion might be implicit is if someone is in need or rescuing, since although they could be "forced" to be rescued, it can be assumed that they would want to be rescued anyway.
The whole To Kill A Mockingbird was told from a point of view when Scout was grown up so she realized then, but as a child she was innocent so she did not realize that they was a mob in the first place. So for a short answer No she was aware.
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