In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird,
by Harper Lee there are many themes and subplots. One of the main themes is the concept
of tolerance and prejudice. Dolphus Raymond is a minor character that the reader is
introduced to in chapter 16. He is at the court house and the Scout asks Jem
why Dolphus acts like he does. He is drinking out of a bottle inside a sack and Jem
explains that he has a Coke bottle filled with whiskey. Jem says Raymond does it so he
won't "offend the ladies." Jem also explains that Raymond has a black woman and has
several inter-racial children. This was not acceptable at this time. Raymond was
supposed to marry, but the woman killed herself the day of the wedding and it was
thought that she shot herself because she found out about the black woman and all of
Raymond's mixed blood children.
"Mr. Dolphus Raymond: a white man who sits with
the black people and who has 'a colored woman and all sorts of mixed
chillun.'”
No comments:
Post a Comment