In the book “What Katy Did at School,” Katy’s sister Clover tells their beleaguered cousin that being a gentleman is not about how you hold your cup or wear your hat, but about being a gentle man -kind to everyone whether they are rich or poor, being honest,and good.
On “In the Heat of the Night” a young black man tells the police chief (who just corrected his grammar) that the chief cannot make the young man into a Southern gentleman because he is not white. The chief says being a gentleman is not about whiteness; being a gentleman is about correctness.
What do you think it means to be a gentleman ?
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