I don't believe that Harper Lee ever addresses a response
from any of Dolphus Raymond's "mixed" children concerning their status. We do know that
Dolphus "shipped two of his up north. They don't mind 'em up north." Jem claims that his
children still living in Maycomb are "real sad," but this is Jem's opinion--not their
own. His children in Maycomb are described as looking
... all Negro to me: He was rich chocolate with
flaring nostrils and beautiful teeth. Sometimes he would skip happily... (Chapter
16)
Since Dolphus is a fairly
wealthy man--"he owns all one side of the riverbank"--his children probably have fewer
needs than other Negro children in the town. The children are, however, looked upon with
curiosity by the white townspeople of Maycomb.
Scout's
closest description of Boo Radley as a heroic character probably comes in the final
chapter.
He
gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and
our
lives.
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