tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894587272943756268.post8986242025425882871..comments2023-06-02T02:43:41.664-07:00Comments on Still Thinking: Reminder: A Time to Kill Chat Tomorrowcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15926027299714707158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894587272943756268.post-8223874290896775732011-05-08T16:21:14.576-07:002011-05-08T16:21:14.576-07:00good questions!good questions!cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926027299714707158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894587272943756268.post-57620369783718410482011-05-07T18:01:35.819-07:002011-05-07T18:01:35.819-07:00Here are some questions that I have:
1. Would you...Here are some questions that I have:<br /><br />1. Would you have convicted Carl Lee? Is vigilante justice ever just?<br />2. What did you think of Grisham's characterization of race relations in the South? In particular: the role of the KKK and the black protesters?<br />3. What did you think of Grisham's portrayal of women? In particular: Ellen Roark, his law clerk?<br />4. Why do you think Grisham placed so much emphasis on his characters' use and abuse of alcohol?<br />5. To what extent were the lawyers in the novel ethical? How did Grisham contrast "playing dirty" with the naiveté of upholding ethics?<br />6. What was Jake Brigance's motivation for representing Carl Lee?<br />7. Jake blames himself for a lot of the violence that persons near to him suffer at the hands of the KKK. To what extent is Jake at fault?<br />8. How does this book make you feel about the American judicial system?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781869149519004226noreply@blogger.com