Chapter+20

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=Plot Summary:= Chapter 20 begins right after Dill and Scout leave the courthouse and run into Mr. Raymond, who has mixed children and is a drunk. However, after he talks to them and calms them, he reveals to them his secret. All he carries in his paper bag, to seem like a drunk, is coca cola. He then proceeds to tell them that the reason that he pretends to drink, is to give white people a reason to dislike him and deal with the way he lives, with blacks. He says that this allows them to look at him and say he’s in the clutches of whiskey, and because of that he won’t change his ways. The kids then return to the courthouse, where they arrive in time to hear Atticus wrap up his case. By the end, the kids are all confident in a victory for Atticus.

=Setting:= The chapter takes place in and around the Maycomb courthouse. The courthouse has two levels, one for blacks, on the top, and the other for white folk. The kids also go outside the courthouse to the surrounding area to sea Mr. Raymond.

= Characters: = Dolophus Raymond: Originally thought to be a evil man, Scout discovers that he's really a not such a bad guy. Dolophus lives amongst the black community. He chooses to live apart from them because he lives with his black mistress. He fakes that he is a drunkard for the sake of the community. Scout: Atticus' only daughter. Scout has matured much over the last bit of the story. She is becoming more lady-like and overall more grown up. Dill: Jems and Scout's friend. Dill has now seen the prejudice that people have against one another and it sickens him. Jem: Atticus' oldest child. Scout's older brother. Jem is now more grown up and has matured greatly from the start of the book. Atticus: Jem and Scouts father. In this chapter we see him working, defending Tom during the trials. Judge Taylor: judge over the court in Maycomb.

= Word Bank: = Fraud (Noun): Deceit or trickery Run-of-the-mills (phrase): Average, nothing special Corroborative (adj): Support with evidence, make more certain Pauper (Noun): Very poor person Rockefeller (Noun): A very rich person



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