Essay On Dolphus Raymond In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Although all the people of Maycomb believe that Mayella Ewell, Boo Radley, and Dolphus Raymond are out of the ordinary, the truth is that someone's true identity is never fully revealed until there perspective becomes clear. People treat Mayella, Boo, and Dolphus differently because of the reputations they have. Mayella was born into a trashy family therefore she had adapted her family's bad reputation Boo Radley is seen as the guy who never leaves his house and because of this he is judged and known as an outsider. The town of Maycomb sees Dolphus Raymond as a drunk white guy who came from good family with a good reputation but he trashes his reputation when he got married to a black women and is never seen sober. Mayella Ewell comes from …show more content…
Getting to stand on Boo’s front porch allows her to see his view of the world from his eyes and perspective. Scout learns that you don't know someone until you see things from their view. Another character from To Kill A Mockingbird that is judged by the people of Maycomb would be Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus Raymond is so afraid that the society of Maycomb will judge him and will put his family in danger that he decides to make a dishonest decision and establishes himself as an outsider. Dolphus Raymond came from a wealthy white family with a good reputation but when he married a black women he threw his reputation away. In order to protect his family Dolphus carries around a paper bag and drinks from it making the people of Maycomb think that he is always drunk. When Scout and Dill meet Dolphus for the first time Dolphus offere’s his paper bag to Dill:
“Here,” he said, offering Dill his paper sack with straws in it. “Take a good sip, it’ll quieten you.”
Dill sucked on the straws, smiled, and pulled at length.
“Hee hee,” said Mr. Raymond, evidently taking delight in corrupting a

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