Tom Robinson is brought to the witness stand, Atticus tells Tom to tell his story. Tom never raped the poor girl, he felt bad for her; being the only one in the house who worked, not even the children helped. He said that she call him in to do some tidying around the house for her, and he would gladly do it without the need of coin as a reward. One night, Mayella invited him in and jumped him, saying her kisses from her Daddy don't count as she might as well kiss a color man. Tom ran out the window not wanting to get into any trouble with the white folk, who would believe a black man over white? Dill feels sick and starts to cry so Scout takes him outside where they run into Dolphus Raymond. They learn he's been pretending to be drunk so other people feel better and that he basically enjoys it. The kids go back inside to hear about the results. They see Atticus stripping down some of his clothes(jacket, watch, and tie) which shock the kids. Toward 11 at night, the verdict comes down to "Guilty" in which was to be seen since you can't put a black man words to a white mans and expect to win.
Alluision: "all men are created equal"line that is in the declaration of independence, written by Thomas Jefferson
Characters: Dolphus Raymond
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