Read Paragraph 2 of the excerpt.

The terrible misfortune in this terrible case is that they had money. That has destroyed their lives. That has given them these illusions. That has caused this mad act. And if your honor shall doom them to die it will be because they are the sons of the rich. Do you suppose if they lived up here on the northwest side and had no money, with the evidence as clear in this case as it is, that any human being would want to hang them?

Which statement is the best objective summary of Paragraph 2 of the excerpt?


Darrow believes that the murder was a mad act and that they committed it because money gave them illusions.

Darrow argues that money caused the boys to commit the murder and that the boys' wealth is the reason people want to hang them.

Darrow sways the audience to think that if the boys were not wealthy, people would not want to hang them for committing the murder.

Darrow callously refers to the murder as a "mad act" and tries to persuade the audience that the boys do not deserve to be hanged.