Atticus explained in a way that the children will understand it. He thinks that the children convinced Mr. Cunningham that Atticus is an innoccent person who stands up to the Tom Robinson case. I think Atticus is wrong because the children are like defending him from the danger he's about to get in. His understand of a mob is realistic.
I read this book recently and I know it's correct. Hope this helps!
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They’re similar since they end in -ter and -tor, which generally sound similar, but they’re different as “director” is a noun meaning a person who directs something, while “shatter” is a verb meaning to break something into tiny pieces (you can shatter a window, a glass, a plate, etc).