e people would have us believe – some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they're born with it, some men make more money than others, some ladies make better cakes than others – some people are born gifted beyond the normal scope of most men". Here the parallel constructions together with the dash are means of ironical detalization used to explain the truth to "the normal scope of most men".
Equality is the index of freedom. Until a man is equal to the others, he is not free. Slavery in the USA was abolished long ago, but is Tom Robinson free? Even Mayella & Bob Ewell, are they free? Perhaps, only on paper... But this freedom costs nothing, as it only estranges the truth from those who have this kind of freedom. It doesn't touch upon their minds, their souls, & only mental freedom matters in the deal of the truth. So, the only spiritually free person in the courtroom is Atticus Finch. He has approached to the truth; at least, he understands what it is, because it's the
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