Mr. Dolphus Raymond leads a conflicted existence in the town of Maycomb in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. He has two different personas. One that he presents to the public, and another that he presents to the children. His personas are different in many ways. Mr. Dolphus Raymond has a persona he uses in public and his real persona which he submits to the children.
One of the personas of Mr. Raymond, the on that he presents to the public, is a drunk. This persona of being a drunk is fake. Mr. Raymond knows that the citizens of Maycomb don't approve of or understand his relationship with the black community so he pretends to be in "the clutches of whiskey" and "weaves a little". He thinks that people in Maycomb are racist, so he lets them believe that he can't help the way he lives. Mr. Raymond believes that giving people a reason for the way he lives will give him his peace.
The real persona of Mr. Raymond is the one that he presents to the children. The real persona and reason Mr. Raymond lives with the black people is because he wants to. He likes the company of black people more than white people because the former don't judge him and are kind to him. Mr. Raymond disapproves of "the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people, too". Mr. Raymond hides his real persona and feelings because he wants to give the people of Maycomb what they want.
Mr. Raymond has two personas, one that he uses in public and another which he shows the children. He is a conflicted character, being a white man and living with black people. He makes up a drunk character to help the narrow-minded citizens of Maycomb understand why he lives in a black community. He does this so that he can live his life in peace, without people reprimanding him. Mr. Raymond really doesn't care what the townspeople think, he just wants to spend time with the people he likes.
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