To Kill a Mockingbird

Why was Dill crying at the trial and what happened to his childlike view of the world?

In To Kill a Mockingbird, after Tom Robinson is questioned by Mr. Gilmer, Dill leaves the courtroom devastated. Why he was upset and what happened to his childlike view of the world?

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Dill, like Scout and Jem, is horrified at what is taking place the court. The brash injustice, ignorance and bigotry of the jury (and many of the citizens of Maycomb) is too much to handle.