On page 8 our narrator, Scout, tells us “Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work.” Then on page 319 she says “He was holding my hand with no sign of letting go. ‘will you walk me home?’” The first quote shows us Scout at the beginning of the book telling us how everyone considered him to be a criminal just because they hadn't ever seen him before. These assumptions made everyone feel as though he was unsafe to be around, when they hadn't ever met him.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Dill can be best described as the everyman archetype because he provides a sense of comfort and comedic relief to the reader. Charles Baker Harris, better known as Dill to the reader, is introduced almost immediately in the book. He is the best friend of Jem and Scout and assists them in their ridiculous shenanigans of childhood. One important event he was in attendance for happened to be the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man, versus Mayella Ewell, a white woman. He, and many others, were quite outraged by the outcome of the trial.
He could have simply been reminded of the feelings of being mistreated and abandoned through the way Tom Robinson was treated by Mr. Gilmer. Tom Robinson is mistreated for being falsely accused of raping a girl and for being a black person while also having most of Maycomb despise him, even when no evidence for the accusation is
They had no idea just how unfair it was. “'It ain't right, Atticus.... How could they do it, how could they?” (134). Dill doesn’t understand why this happened, blindsided by the racism that was going on. When the people of Maycomb that did support Tom Robinson was mourning, or were angry, the children were loss.
As, he is faced with life 's heartache dilemmas he really sees Maycomb 's true colors. Although, he is faced with these hardships early on his mental state of mind is altered as he makes his way in life trying to survive peoples mismatched thoughts and actions. Yet all those people are tricked to believe in and follow one example base on someone’s actions that are higher in the social
Dill’s character brings out the playful innocence by his exaggerations and stories. “Dill recited this narrative” (Lee 186) about him being “bound in chains and left to die” (Lee 186) by his hateful stepfather. Because of this, he ran away to Maycomb and hid under Scout’s bed before being discovered. In actuality, he believed that his parents neglected him and he was upset. Being at the age of about seven, Dill had to have got on a train and walked many miles to reach his destination.
People don’t realize or understand the truth about someone until they actually get view the true meaning of that someone’s life and what they have to deal with every day. In Harper Lee’s story (TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD) Jem and Scout’s father, Atticus states that, “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” But as the kids age they start to realize that life is not as fair and understanding as it used to be.
He had the naiveté that most of Maycomb lacked. One of the most prominent traits of a mockingbird is their innocence and purity. Because Dill has not lived in Maycomb for all of his life, he hadn’t been corrupted by the closed-mindedness of most of the citizens. When he saw how mean the prosecutor was being towards Tom, it broke his heart. Dill was too innocent to realize how much racial prejudice affected daily life.
“I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man.” (Lee 208 par. 11). This quote shows that all jury’s pick whites as innocence before blacks even when whites have no evidence to prove innocence which then makes the trial an unfair trial since colored people were considered lower class than whites no black person has ever won a trial against a white person. Society influences everyone including the way blacks are being treated. It depends on the time period of which you could be affected by.
He felt like he kinda belonged. Even though he felt rejected from his family, he didn’t feel it with them. One day Scout was talking to Francis about Dill and her feeling for him. That one day they will get married. Then Francis said, " I know all about him, grandma says he hasn’t got a home.
People in Maycomb picture him as a scary monster because the story everyone
He is widely thought to be an alcoholic, but he would just act drunk and drink cola from a paper bag. He does this to put the town at ease, as he sits with the african-american people. It makes the town think that he’s just too drunk to know where he’s sitting, which makes his life easier. "I try to give 'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason... folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey--that's why he
This shows that Mr. Raymond is willing to live with this lie in order to satisfy his neighbors' need to understand his lack of racism. Just like the mockingbird he means no harms to anyone and wishes only to live in peace with his family. Furthermore, Mr Raymond symbolizes a mockingbird because he doesn't like to fight. For instance, when scout asked him why does he pretend he’s drunk, he says When I come to town, if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey—that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's why he lives the way he does" it indicates that Mr. Raymond's leads a double life instead of fighting for what he believes in.
Many people in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee, isolate themselves. Sometimes Isolation turns out fine for them, but other time is can hurt them in the inside and make them feel lonely and sad. Mr. Raymond is a huge outsider in town and almost everyone takes pity on him and say it’s not his fault he's a drunk. The whole town thinks he's evil because he has a mixed colored child, in Maycomb you can only be white and be accepted.
In the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, why must an honorable black man die for a white man’s actions? The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, takes place in the 1930s in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, father to Jem and Scout, has been assigned a legal case to defend a black man. Tom, the black man, was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella. The story is about how his kids, Jem and Scout, live during this time, and everything Atticus does to fight for Tom.