DOLPHUS RAYMOND. The
irascible Mr. Raymond first shares his secret of the paper sack with Scout and Dill
before later telling them about how passionate he feels about the treatment of black
people.
"Cry
about the simple hell people give other people--without even thinking. Cry about the
hell white people give colored folks without even stopping to think they're people,
too." (Chapter
20)
MISS
MAUDIE. Following the trial, Jem despairs that Atticus has no supporters
in Maycomb. Maudie explains that it isn't so.
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"I simply want to tell you that there are some
men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of
them." (Chapter
22)
SCOUT.
Like Sheriff Tate, Scout agrees that charging Boo with killing Bob Ewell would be cruel
punishment. She explains why to Atticus.
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"Mr. Tate was right... it'd be sort of like
shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" (Chapter
30)
ATTICUS
FINCH. Perhaps the most compassionate moment of the novel comes during
Atticus' final summation to the jury at the end of the trial of Tom
Robinson.
"...
come to a decision and restore this defendant to his family. In the name of God, do your
duty... In the name of God, believe him." (Chapter
20)
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