Answer: Atticus feels that the mob that can to the jail is still human in spite of all the threats that they posed.
Explanation: In Chapter 16, Atticus explains to his children that "every mob in every little Southern town is made up of people you know---doesn't say much for them, does it?" (Lee 97). Atticus believes that a mob is only a group of individuals that share similar views.
Remembering how the mob tried to lynch Tom Robinson, Mr. Finch also refers to them as a "gang of wild animals" who are still human, as Scout brought them to their senses when she came out of hiding and talked about Mr. Cunningham's son.
