“ … the assumption- the evil assumption- that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption one associates with minds of their caliber.” (pg 232) In the quote, Lee openly shows the corrupted mind of man. The repetition of words, “assumption” “all Negroes”, in particular are largely responsible for the strength this quote has on the rest of the closing remarks. By placing emphasis on the word assumption she is displaying the fact that there is not one iota of evidence proving that one race is more superior than the other; she shows that everything that the audience had based their hatred off of was not proven in any way. It was only assumed. Additionally the emphasis on “ all Negroes” disproves all claims the audience would use against them. She is showing though one man may not be trustworthy, moral, or truthful, but that does not set the standard for all other men associated with