A character in a work of fiction has a reason for what they do, this is called motivation.
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.
Of what story can you show the paragraph??
Answer:
the phrase, "we despise the mascarade,"
Explanation:
to me this would explain a reason to not reveal oneself for who they are inside, for fear of being called too sensitive or "gay"
It means a thorough and dramatic change in something