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The Client Novel Analysis

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The novel The Client of John Grisham evolves with the struggles of a young boy who had witnessed a suicide incident and who almost knew everything about a very serious crime but felt so uncertain to deal with these changes and consequences of the situations that happened. Mark Sway, the young hero of the novel (and also of the movie because it was filmed by famous Hollywood stars), was the aggressive type of person who wanted to try and sneak out on all things. And coincidentally, he and his younger brother, Ricky, had seen and experienced to get involved in the suicidal attempt of a depressed lawyer, in the character of Jerome Clifford.

Mark is a smart boy that in spite of the butterflies in his stomach, he still had managed to stand …show more content…

The author can look into the soul of his characters and make readers start to love and hate them. He knows his craft very well as well as the law (definitely because he is a lawyer-turned writer). He was successful in turning his readers stuck or glued to their seats in reading the entire novel until one gets done.

The story was made of full-packed scenes that were mixed with different emotions – greed, hatred, guilt, competition and most of all – affection. You would not just get thrilled with suspense, guessing what is next, but you'll be touched and mesmerized by the main character's (Mark) humility and cleverness and at the same time, his natural spirit of being a child. This novel awakens the minds of many people especially in the same fields of endeavor because it proves that anybody can be a hero on his own little way, no matter how young or immature one can be, it simply does not mean that he cannot do such great and heroic

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