Theme Of Go Set A Watchman

The author would jump from subject to subject in a confusing manner. For instance in chapter four, she was discussing jobs in one paragraph and in the next paragraph she started talking about crime pamphlets. She oftentimes repeated information from chapter to chapter which made one wonder if she was just trying to fill up space or did she think she need to remind us about the event? Also, the book spanned over three centuries (17th-19th), yet she only spent two chapters on the first one hundred and seventy-three years and concentrated seven chapters on the last sixty-four. Also, there were several typographical errors that I found while reading the book such as: on page 140, the word blacks was spelled “blaks;” on page 202, the word among was spelled “amog;” on page 261, the word poverty was spelled “proverty;” and on page 287, the word association was spelled

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a novel that explores the theme of courage throughout key events and through character. The novel is narrated by Jen-Louise Finch over a two year period revolving mainly around the trial of Tom Robinson.

Her first effort, Go Set a Watchman, which followed the lives of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird was submitted to a publisher in 1957. When the book wasn't accepted, her editor asked her to revise the story and make her main character Scout a child. Lee worked on the story for two more years before eventually creating To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee's Go Set a Watchman was thought to be gone until it was discovered by her lawyer, T. Carter, in a safe deposit box. In February 2015, it was announced that Harper would publish the manuscript on July 14, 2015. With reports of 88-year-old Lee's faltering health, questions arose about whether the publication was the author's decision or not. Lee issued a statement through Carter: "I’m alive and kicking and happy as can be with the reactions to

The Evils of Racism, using the Power of words, and growing up pain or pleasure are the main themes of this novel. When you are accused of something you didn't do, it's hard getting out of that situation. Especially the fact that people would side with the person based on his skin color, which was very discouraging for the opposing person. I think in the future we won't have to deal with the racial problems as we did before, because we don't discriminate each other based on skin color anymore. If you were in the shoes of Tom Robinson, how would you feel? Also how would you deal with all of the criticism thrown at you?

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird stunned readers across the nation, giving them a clear insight into racial relations in the South during the 1930’s. The book was accepted into the literary world under much criticism and readers were left with many questions about the characters in the book. They lost hope of rentering the world of Maycomb again until 2015, 55 years after Scout, Jem, and Atticus came to life, when Go Set A Watchman, a sequel, was published. Although Go Set A Watchman and To Kill A Mockingbird were released decades apart, the two books have many similarities and differences such as the development of the main character, Scout,

To begin, "The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box" (Lee 224). Tom Robisnon becomes a victim of racism when he is wrongly convicted. Tom is wrongly convicted of raping Mayella Ewell because of the color of his skin. Jury members only convict Tom because he is black, not because of the evidence presented in the trial. Secondly, "If I hear one more peep outa my girl Helen about not bein able to walk this road I'll have you in jail before sundown" (Lee 253). This is important because Mr. Ewell harasses her on her way to work for Mr. Deas, he does not even let her walk in front of his house, he even threatens her to not go to work. This shows that Helen has had a hard time finding work because she is associated with Tom. If Tom had not been wrongly accused of raping Mayella, then Helen would not face the harsh discrimination from the Maycomb community. All in all, Helen and Tom Robinson have a really hard time because of the effects of racism on them.

Many times the writing style of the book at time felt distracting, confusing, and even frustrating. For example, whenever Rediker would refer to a quote

Racism is a big contributor to the disorder and dysfunction that occurs in the small town Maycomb. For example, when Calpurnia, the Finch's cook, brings Jem and Scout to her church that mainly consists of African Americans, someone at the door says, “I wants to know why you bringin white chillun to nigger church” (Lee 135). People were expected to go to church with someone of the same race during this time; if this did not happen, then they were treated differently. Boo Radley, a neighbor to the Finch’s, stabbed his father, Mr. Radley, in the leg with scissors in the beginning of the story, and “The Sheriff hadn’t the heart to put him in jail alongside Negroes, so Boo was locked in the courthouse basement”(Lee 12). Whites and Blacks did not even want to be in the same vicinity as the other color. When Tom Robinson was brought to trial, Dill became really upset when Mr. GIlmer “called him ‘boy’ all the time and sneered at him, an’ looked around at the jury every time he answered” (Lee 226). Mr. Gilmer did not show Tom Robinson any respect when he should have because people in their society had no respect for blacks. Since racism causes a big trial towards the end of the story, it causes the loss of life of an innocent man.

Being a Finch in the small Southern town of Maycomb, affords Jean Louise and the rest of her family special privileges and freedoms but the privileges come with strict expectations and responsibilities. Jean Louise does not realize that she comes from a respected family and she has certain privileges that she can, and often does, take for granted. This invisibility of privilege becomes evident later in the book when Hank points out to her that, “‘You’re a Finch… you can parade around town in your dungarees with your shirttail out and barefooted if you want to” (Lee 231). Jean Louise has freedoms that other people don’t get to enjoy because if somebody of a lower status, such as Hank, were to drift from the ‘norm’ Maycomb would say “‘ That’s

Hank says he told the sheriff Atticus wouldn’t take the case, but Atticus says he will take it. Atticus goes on and says that they should take the case to avoid it falling into the hands of the NAACP lawyers. Aunt Alexandra tells Jean Louise that no one visits the “Negroes” anymore, because the NAACP has come down and convinced them to be “shiftless” and openly insolent to whites. She then went to go talk to her father, Atticus and they had a huge debate that lead to an argument. Anybody that walked in her path was told some ugly words, until her Uncle Jack put a stop to that. Jean Louise and Hank went on their date as she promised but she later cut that off but remained friends. In the book it was two settings that really caught my eye that was related to Public and Community health. First, Jean Louise was shaken when she finds a pamphlet in her dad's office, she hears her Aunt defending racist convictions, and sees both Atticus and Henry at a Maycomb Citizens' Council meeting. This all caught her off guard. She felt as if her family betrayed her. All along she was “blind” of what reality was. Racial private isolation is a principal reason for racial inconsistencies in

Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman the readers learn about the character Jean Louise. The two books give an idea of her family's background, how she was raised, and how the teachings of her father shaped her into becoming the woman she is; whose adult mindset comes to light in Go Set a Watchman. This essay will explore who Jean Louise was as a child and how she is as an adult, and how I might relate or differ.

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, many minor themes are present such as gender and age. However, the largest and therefore major theme of the book is racism. All of the events and themes in the book had only one purpose, to support the theme of racism.

One of many themes that is evidently present throughout the book is prejudice. The main action is of Atticus defending the innocent ‘Tom Robinson’ who is falsely accused of the rape of a white girl. Tom is discriminated because of the colour of his skin and 99% of the population of Maycomb see nothing wrong with thinking in this way. All except the Finches really. Being

Harper Lee’s characters had to overcome many types of conflicts in her novel, Go Set a Watchman. Jean Louise first needed to learn how to face the challenge of adapting to the changing societies in her life. Although Jean Louise was open to the change of society, Atticus refused to lose his voice

Having responsibility and high expectations, being a member of the Finch family grants you more freedom and privileges than other families do not have. Being a Finch sets the bar high in the southern town of Maycomb, who are noted to have social guidelines and being civil. We see these high standards throughout the book when Jean-Louise’s Aunt Alexandra fortifies the importance of dressing properly. “Her aunt sniffed. ‘I do wish you 'd try to dress better while you 're home. Folks in town get the wrong impression of you. They think you are—ah—slumming.’ Jean-Louise had a sinking feeling” (21). Aunt Alexandra is worried about Jean-Louise’s social figure, she is concerned that Jean-Louise will destroy the strong reputation the family holds. To emphasize the Finch’s social status, Aunt Alexandra is strongly against Jean-Louise to marrying Henry Clinton, who is not as well-mannered as the Finch’s are. “We Finches do not marry the children of rednecked white trash, which is exactly what Henry’s parents were when they were born and were all their lives” (36). Through Aunt Alexandra’s eyes, marrying Henry Clinton would ruin the years of respect the family has obtained. Lastly, being a Finch earns you great freedom and privilege. We see the freedom the Finches have in chapter 16 when Jean-Louise saw Atticus and Henry at a council meeting. “ ‘I Mean there are some things I simply can 't do that you can.’