Go Set a Watchman: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00TABW9Y0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The most disappointing thing? I can't reject this If "Go Set a Watchman" had been published before "To Kill a Mockingbird," it would have been meaningless. Tom Robinson's trial would be just a vague incident in the Jean Louise's memory instead of a culturally iconic scene. Atticus Finch would be his daughter's fallen hero, but not ours. If "Watchman" had been first, we would only know Atticus as a segregationist and we wouldn't care: he wouldn't have been an ethical role model and a hero. There would be references to Atticus's past and why Jean Louise's world is shaken when she finds out he is a segregationist, but we would not share them. "Go Edit a Watchman" according to JB. First things first: 'Watchman' is NOT a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'; it is an early draft of the classic novel. The events in 'Watchman' post-date those in 'Mockingbird' but, as stated, that was simply the period in Lee's original version. It is important to understand that this newly-released book is a preliminary version of the classic, not a subsequent or totally different novel.Okay, now that we understand each other, how is 'Watchman'? It'sokay. There are critical differences that I won't go into in order not to spoil the plot. Here's what I can tell you (and I am assuming you a. but I loved this novel for exactly what it is just another bookworm I came in skeptical, but I loved this novel for exactly what it is: a brilliantly written, beautiful southern novel about a young woman who discovers her father is not a god. And I'm angry that some pompous, patriarchal publisher squashed it and convinced her to write a brilliantly written, beautiful southern novel about a young woman who discovers her father is a god. WATCHMAN is about growing up, "killing the Buddha" and laying claim to one's own world view.I can certainly believe that this is Harper Lee's first novel. I totally understand why the editor buried it and encouraged her to b
Moving, funny, and compelling, it stands as a magnificent novel in its own right.. Exploring how the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird are adjusting to the turbulent events transforming mid-1950s America, Go Set a Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee's enduring classic. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch - Scout - struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her. An historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, best-selling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some 20 years later. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill