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Dolphus Raymond implies that as Dill gets older, he will understand the hypocrisy and cruelty of the adult world, and may choose to cope with it by pretending to be something he is not, like pretending to be drunk all the time. He hints that this is a way of coping with the harsh realities of society.

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