In to kill a mockingbird scout says that Mr. Cunningham is a father like Atticus and caused the mob to quiet their anger and violent intentions. She kept asking innocent questions and she broke the murderous spirit the mob had. Scout made Mr. Cunningham stand in Atticus's shoes so he changed his mind.
The social issue that Kate Chopin primarily depicts in her story "The Story of an Hour" is the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth century.