If you're referring to the first day of Tom Robinson's trial, the people passing by the Finch home are on their way to town. The "parade'' of passersby leads into town where there is a carnival-like atmosphere with food and mingling and buzzing about the upcoming trial. In contrast, the Black families are somber and realize the magnitude of this event.
Others who pass the Finch home, also headed into town, want a look at the home of the man who would dare to defend a Black man.
And still others head into town for what Harper Lee calls morbid curiosity. I compare it to people today who pass by a car crash - the bloodier the better - or who hunger for news regarding a murder or missing person. In other words, we feed on others' misery.
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