Question

How does the imagery in this excerpt create a tone that will lead listeners away from the death penalty as a choice for Leopold and Loeb? …both these boys at a time seeking to adjust their young lives to the world, moved by the strongest feelings and passions that have ever moved men, both these boys at the time boys grow insane, at the time crimes are committed, all this added to all the rest of the vagaries do you charge them with the responsibility that we may have a hanging, that we may deck Chicago in a holiday garb and let the people have their fill of blood, that you may put stains upon the heart of every man, woman and child on that day and that the dead walls of Chicago will tell the story of blood? The imagery creates a thoughtful, questioning tone, as Darrow invites the audience to consider how they might have behaved if they were raised as Leopold and Loeb were. The tone is sympathetic and slightly nostalgic; imagery of the boys’ teenage years is intended to remind the audience of their own adolescent experiences. The celebratory imagery creates an optimistic tone, describing how Leopold and Loeb’s families will feel if they are allowed to go free. The imagery creates a serious, judgmental tone; Darrow suggests that the audience will be responsible for the execution of Leopold and Loeb.

Answer 1

D - the imagery creates a serious, judgemental tone; Darrow suggests that the audience will be responsible for the execution of Leopold and Loeb.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the passage, Darrow's use of the phrases 'put stains on the heart of every man, woman, and child' as well as telling a 'story of blood' alludes to the guilt and responsibility of the people if the boys are executed.