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"Some folks don't like the way I live....
I try to give them a reason, you see. It helps
folks if they can latch onto a reason." "They could
never understand the way I live like I do because that's
the way I want to live."
This quote by Mr. Dolphus Raymond shows that
Raymond pretends to be an alcoholic but actually only drinks Coca-Cola. He does this so that Maycomb can have
an excuse for his behavior (tolerance and kind interaction
with Negroes). This characterizes him as a tolerant and wise person.
"Cry about the simple hell people give other people give other people without even thinking. Cry about the hell white folks give colored folks."
This quote also by Mr. Dolphus
Raymond characterizes him as
compassionate. He also dislikes
how poorly "colored folks" are
treated in Maycomb.
"But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal-there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court. It can be the Supreme Court of the United States, or the humblest J.P. court in the land, or this honorable court which you serve. Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country, our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal." p274
In this quote by Atticus during his final speech addressing Tom's jury, he is acting as if the outcome he knows is impossible is actually the only possible income, in an attempt to make it so. Although he says beforehand reality is that all men are not all created equal, he believes all differences are left behind before entering the free oasis of a courtroom.
"Which, gentlemen, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson's skin, a lie I do not have to point out to you. You know the truth, and the truth is this: some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around women-black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. There is not a person in this courtroom who has never told a lie, who has never done an immoral thing, and there is no man living who has never looked upon a woman without desire."
When Atticus says this quote, he turns the situation into terms people can understand. In a simile (as black as Tom Robinson's skin), Atticus says the circumstantial evidence he has provided should make the final decision extremely clear: Tom Robinson did not rape Mayella Ewell. He also talks about the roots of racism (some Negroes are immoral...But this is a truth that applies to the human race and no particular race of men...) using few powerful, compelling lines infused with parallelism.
The picture shows two men, one in the doorway with a cigar, the other partially hidden by the wall. These two people remind me of Atticus and Mr. Dolphus Raymond. The one in the doorway would be Atticus, and the man hiding would be Mr. Dolphus Raymond. They are together and alike in the way they both see the evils of racism, but they differ in that Mr. Raymond chooses to hide it behind lies (alcoholic/the wall) whereas Atticus confronts it (in the doorway). Now, the picture again....
And, the next one:
This picture shows 3 people and a car. Two are sitting in the car, and one is outside toiling hard. The car could be referred to as a court, where the two people are both "equal" /relaxing "in the court"/car. The two people could be anyone in the jury or watching and listening to Tom's jury. Outside of the car, differences are clear and there are many inequalities and gaps between people. Now, the picture again....
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This quote is by Atticus during his final speech addressing the jury during Tom Robinson's trial. Atticus shows, through this quote, that he believes the court is the oasis where all men are equal, where all men can speak their mind freely, and wealth, religious, and background differences are left behind before entering the courtroom.