What does the towns response to the fire at miss maudies house reveal about maycombs universe of obligation in this chapter? chapter 8 connection question to kill a mockingbird

Well "universe of obligation" is when you are neighborly and help each other out. But in the South the "universe if obligation" is simply being Christian. So basically they treat people the way they would want to be treated. Since Miss. Maudie is a lonely woman and is basically helpless, people feel as if they should help someone like her.