How Is Dolphus Raymond Presented In To Kill A Mockingbird

1)In a paragraph, describe and explain what happens at the jailhouse with Atticus and the children in Chapter 15 and why it is significant.
2) In a paragraph, describe and explain what happens with Dill and Mr. Dolphus Raymond in Chapter 16 and why this is significant.

In Chapter 15, Atticus and his children go to church and the group of men, including Mr. Heck Tate and Mr.Underwood from before shows up. Then, we find out that Tom Robinson finally has arrived at the Maycomb jail. Jem asks Atticus whether they were a mob, and Atticus says that the “Ku Klux Klan’s gone”. (They “disappeared” then came back because of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 60’s.)That same evening, Atticus leaves with a light bulb and an extension cord.

Mr.Dolphus Raymond is a successful white man who owns a Riverbank. He’s the talk of the town, he hangs around with colored folks and is rumored to have had a relationship with a colored woman. Dill is not used to this kind of reality because he is also a child, but he also lives in Mississippi, which is know to be the “Deep South”. The Deep South is a subregion where opinions on slavery and segregation are different from the north. Before his wedding day, his to be wife (one of the Spender Ladies) shoots herself in the head. The people of Maycomb believe that it was because she was so distraught when finding out about the mistress. Mr.Dolphus Raymond is also the father to a few mixed children. In this chapter, Dill is very curious about Mr.Dolphus Raymond and asks Jem many questions. Jem continues to explain that blacks won't take them in, neither will the whites. Because even one drop of colored blood makes you a colored person. The significance is that Dill has probably never seen a half white kid let alone any kind of relationship between a colored person and a white person. Since he lives in Mississippi, he has to adjust to the societal abnormality. Naturally, he assumes one of the children is all black because of their skin and how they look. But in fact, that child is actually half white. Dill learns that looking at someone and assuming their race isn't a accurate way to identify people and learns to change his ways. (Later on, Dill is shown having really strong emotions during the trial. This was because he thinks the way Mr.Gilmer treat Tom Robinson is “unfair” or “not