BOBBY’S TRIALS is a captivating story that should be told. It’s a fascinating tale of the injustice and manipulation of the law system against one young man. It feels as if it may be based or inspired by true events. It’s a story about the underdog overcoming all the odds, learning to fight back, and eventually become victorious. One can envision the story being very inspirational. The goal is clear and the stakes are high. The story elicits a strong sense of indignation about the theme of law and the court system. The setting of 1963 is authentic. There’s a three-act structure. The opening nicely sets the tone and hooks the audience with the fire and the discovery of the two bodies in the home. A nice mystery is created that pulls the …show more content…
It’s not until almost the end of the story in which Bobby decides to become an attorney and defend his life. Show him being more proactive, especially when he gets out of jail. Show what he does to try and prove he’s innocent. The other concern about the structure and presentation is that the story relies heavily on dialogue to tell the story rather than show the story. The structure tells the story from various characters using a voiceover. It’s a bit fragmented going from Ray Kelly’s voiceover to Bobby’s voiceover to the trustee’s voiceover. Reconsider this technique. Either eliminate the voiceovers or just tell the story from Bobby’s point of view and use his voiceover only. Also, it appears that the voiceover doesn’t begin until about page 28, which is late to begin this style. If it’s going to be used, open with it. Using various characters to narrate a story can work, but it requires this type of narration from the opening and to be well …show more content…
Avoid having a character talk to one’s self, like Bobby saying, “Wow - how the hell did my stuff get in here?” It sounds on the nose and contrived. The renter sounds on the nose, “Where in the hell did that stuff come from? Something is very fishy.” More on the nose: “I need to wash my face and comb my hair. I was attacked by a huge rat last night.” On page 16, the state investigator repeats information about Ray Kelly. The jail trustee has too much dialogue (example page 32 & 44). Story is about conflict and tension building. Find ways to make the tension stronger. The indignation is there, but by making Bobby more proactive in his own defense, as he gets closer to the truth and remembering what happened, this will help elevate the sense or urgency or ticking clock. Show how he constantly fears another trial and losing his new
The purpose of this essay is to compare three very similar cases, the Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and the fictional trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird; and to prove why the defendant of the third trial never had a chance. Each took place in the rural South in the 1920’s and 30’s and involved the unfair conviction of young black males by all-white juries pressured by the threat of mob violence. Each lacked the evidence sufficient for conviction, most especially for the death penalty. Last, heroes emerged from each trial and made small but solid steps towards equal justice for all.
THESIS- throughout the novel you can tell Bobby has matured because as they were getting ready to go to the park he remembered to grab feather this time.
Bobby came of age. Throughout the book we start to learn more about him as an individual and his back story. Bobby started out immature, and a little angered. Him and Nia conceded which gave them the struggle of to adopt or not to adopt. Over time we learn Nia in present day is not in the picture, and in the past is with check ups, and birth. Bobby had to mature for Feather, which is why he came of age. He started to choose Feather over his childhood, causing him to grow up.
Bobby Trippe was very social and seemed to enjoy the life he led, as did Drew. It is this social man however; who is the victim of forced sodomy by local river people. However, it is because of this social nature that Bobby recoups to his former self after the conclusion of
He only made a minimal amount of mistakes that were going to happen no matter what because of his position. The only mistake he had was when he left Feather with [insert name], which is mentioned in this quote, "(insert quote)". Bobby only made that one accident, and for being a teenager he sure took amazing care of Feather in the book, which is unlikely for a teenager. Another detail showing he grew-up was when he stopped doing childish
Born in the suburbs to a racist mother who would insult him with racial slurs although being his son as it was also her choice to have a child with a black man. His family drug abuse was very large as even his older brothers sold crack to their own father. A song titled, "Gang Related" speaks on this topic. It talks about him having to learn how to make drugs, having to sell drugs on the corner of his street, and having to worry about his safety daily as he worked the drugs around. Bobby talks about the police banging on his door at night raiding their house for drugs and his brother in the crib crying. He talks about these things as an inspirational message that you can make it out of even the hardest situations, and how he states in many
He begins to feel jealous of anyone who gets to spend time with Lynne, going so far as to slash the tires of one of her professors while she is in class. Bobby describes his relationship with Lynne as a Lynne being in a locked glass room, and Lynne has the only key. Bobby is trying to make contact with her and she can see him but cannot hear him, so she chooses to ignore him altogether. This disconnect in his relationship is Bobby’s dystopia. Throughout the entire story, he tries to get his relationship back with Lynne, but the relationships is broken and there is nothing he can do to fix it, and he realizes this toward the end of the story.
Only how could he prove it? Jonny was charged for stealing silver and gold jewelry from the pawn shop. The owner of the pawn shop pressed charges on Jonny December 19, 1989. Jonny claims that he had nothing to do with it this time. Jonny has been known for stealing before. He has stolen money, clothes, shoes, and phones. But this time he swares it wasn’t him. The cops said he will go to court on December 23, 1989. It was December 21, 1989 at seven o’clock. Jonny was looking around the room thinking of ways he could prove himself innocent. At 8:01 pm Jonny figured out a way to have him proven innocent. Mom called “Jonny supper is ready.” Jonny could smell what his mother cooked, Chicken! After Jonny got done eating, he decided
Have you ever been in a situation to try to prove your innocence? And could you save yourself from wrongful convictions? Director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade had produced the movie, Murder in a Sunday morning, in 2001. This movie won the award for best documentary ceremony at this year. De Lestrade’s movie was really helpful to aware public about overwhelming innocent people rights. He showed that how lawyers can save their defendant’s life. The story is about a black American young boy, Brenton Butler, who was accused of murdering a white tourist, Mary Ann Stephens, at a parking lot in Florida. He had been identified as the killer by the victim's husband and later confessed by enforcement of detectives. Polic officers did not investigation completely,
The VO of David talking about mental illness feels out of place. Too many characters use the same term “looney” (aka loony). The conversation about cartoons also feels out of place. The conversation about penis phobia sounds distracting.
Bobby on the other hand had always been a very dependent character. Yet, when Clare leaves he is completely prepared and can even sense her abandoning from the get-go. Bobby seems to have evolved as a character due to Clare’s role in the novel and we can see this when he says, “I pass through a moment of panic. I know Clare and Rebecca aren’t coming back. I’d have said something before they left
The last event in this book is when Bobby and his uncle crash on the sled and when they were nutsiest Bobby saw
In first part last bobby has symbols of how his life is going throughout the story. Throughout the story Bobby has a basketball,spray paint,and a red balloon as symbols in his life.
Bobby and Rick cover up their participation in the burglary and the deaths. Bobby grows close to Michael’s sister, Julie. He battles his guilt. The police close in on Rick and Bobby. Bobby finally tells Julie the truth. Rick drugs Bobby and tries to escape. Bobby confesses the truth and is sentenced to prison.
Kyle was professional enough not to inquire as to his moods and that was the way Bobby liked it. They arrived at his sprawling estate and Bobby slid out of the car without comment or a backward glance. Using his key card and pressing in the access code of his security system, Bobby entered the house. He dropped his briefcase and messenger bag on the red silk upholstered ottoman by the door and slipped his oxfords off , not by pushing the backs down until he could slip his feet out. He padded quietly across the Italian marble floor to his study. The jacket and tie that had been so stifling were removed and tossed onto the arm of the couch. He poured himself another drink from the wet bar in the corner. Emma had heard the car in the drive and greeted him with a warm