Significance Of The Trial In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Second, During the trial scene the kids learn about what really the big world is like, by listening to minor characters. Firstly, Scout and Dill leave the trial for a little bit because Dill starts crying. Mr. Raymond comes up to them telling them why he lives the way he does and that the world is actually unfair and cruel. Mr.Raymond basically tells Scout and Dill to go loss some innocence, “‘ You haven’t seen enough of the world yet. You haven’t even seen this town but all you gotta do is step back inside the courthouse” (Lee 269). Due to this the kids start losing their innocence, they start to see how unfair their town is for treating people wrong because they have different skin color. Next, Link Deas is outraged that Tom is even on

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