Jem and Scout ask Dill if he had become sick and he replies, “‘That old Mr.Gilmer doin’ him thataway, talking so hateful to him...I don't care one speck. It ain't right, somehow it ain't right to do’em that way. Hasn't anybody got any business talkin’ like that--it just makes me sick.’”(Lee, 226) During cross-examination, Mr.Gilmer acts viciously and impolitely towards Tom Robinson. He calls Tom ‘boy’, which is a sign of disrespect. He continues to mock Tom Robinson to the point where it is redundant. Scout, as naïve as she is, remarks that Mr.Gilmer is just doing his job. However, Dill believes that this reason does not justify Mr.Gilmer’s mockery of Tom. He is sickened by Mr.Gilmer because no matter how good of a person Tom is, Mr.Gilmer will always be biased and racist towards black people in court. Dill knows as a fact that Mr.Gilmer isn't giving Tom a fair trial. Dill cries uncontrollably because Dill’s understanding of what is right and wrong is different from what is being played out in court. This emphasizes the fact that he is greatly affected by the racism that is brought by the people who live in the
Jem and Scout ask Dill if he had become sick and he replies, “‘That old Mr.Gilmer doin’ him thataway, talking so hateful to him...I don't care one speck. It ain't right, somehow it ain't right to do’em that way. Hasn't anybody got any business talkin’ like that--it just makes me sick.’”(Lee, 226) During cross-examination, Mr.Gilmer acts viciously and impolitely towards Tom Robinson. He calls Tom ‘boy’, which is a sign of disrespect. He continues to mock Tom Robinson to the point where it is redundant. Scout, as naïve as she is, remarks that Mr.Gilmer is just doing his job. However, Dill believes that this reason does not justify Mr.Gilmer’s mockery of Tom. He is sickened by Mr.Gilmer because no matter how good of a person Tom is, Mr.Gilmer will always be biased and racist towards black people in court. Dill knows as a fact that Mr.Gilmer isn't giving Tom a fair trial. Dill cries uncontrollably because Dill’s understanding of what is right and wrong is different from what is being played out in court. This emphasizes the fact that he is greatly affected by the racism that is brought by the people who live in the