Mr. Raymond thinks this, because Scout and Dill have not yet been alive long enough to become corrupted and hateful. The adults in Maycomb have built up years of gossip and prejudices, but Raymond sees young children such as Scout and Dill as a type of clean slate, who can still be educated about the way others live, and can understand things differently than the others in town.
In "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor, Taylor helps readers connect to the past by using descriptions and details that took place in the past. Taylor writes an accurate description of the South in the 1930's, and the characters attend separate schools based on their race.
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