Mr. Raymond is seen as an outcast by everyone in Maycomb due to the fact that he lives with a black woman and his interracial children. He is also viewed as an alcoholic as he is always seen carrying a drink in a paper bag. It is then revealed that he drinks nothing more than just Coca-Cola. The only reason he lets himself be viewed as an alcoholic is to distract others from his life. This represents a major theme in the novel as it shows that people are not always as they appear.

Mr. Raymond gets very little respect from the white people in town because he is seen as an alcoholic that lives with a black woman. It is during our scene that Dill and Scout learn that he is not actually a drunk. It is Coca-Cola that he is seen drinking all the