Question

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What argument and claims does Darrow make for Leopold and Loeb in this excerpt?

1. He explains that Leopold and Loeb both grew up in wealthy homes with parents who ignored or mistreated them. He claims that their difficult childhoods led Leopold and Loeb into a life of crime, which is why they committed the murder.

2. Darrow argues that the boys should not be put to death because they are only teenagers. He claims that teenagers experience such strong emotions that they should not be responsible for what they did during an argument.

3. Darrow argues that the boys should not be executed for their crime. He claims they were too young to know what they were doing and were filled with illusions and daydreams because they read “bad” books.

4. He argues that Leopold and Loeb have serious mental illnesses and need to be put in a mental hospital, not executed. He claims that the books they read caused the hallucinations both teenagers experienced before they committed their crime.

Answer 1

Darrow makes the claim that the boys should not be put to death. The evidence that supports states that both have mental illnesses, they were too young to understand what they were doing, as teenagers, they experience strong emotions which cause them to act in such a way, and they were mistreated as children so they did not grow up healthy.