Go Set A Watchman.

                                                                                                   

Key Points:

• This book was written before to  kill a mockingbird.
• Jean Louise stands up for what she knows is right.
• AND THIS IS THE MEANING BEHIND THE TITLE!:Go set a watchman,
• Uncle Jack"Every man's island Jean Louise , every man's watchman, is his conscience" this means sticking to your guns and do what you think is right and wrong.
• In to kill a mockingbird- Atticus is a man for equality and justice. So when Atticus turns out to be racist in go set a watchman this angered people including me! 
• But at the end of the book this is addressed through the character of Uncle Jack. Saying that even people with extreme views deserve a chance.
• The Book also talks about the NAACP- National association for the advancement of coloured people. 
• And it shows the battle between the blacks and whites , and how this effects the town of Maycomb. Which is a small focus that demonstrates the wider problem.

The reason the book was published:

• Harper Lee at this time was elderly and had a stroke previously which left her in a care home.
• Her sight and ability to hear was failing.
• She was unable to make her own decisions.
• Harper Lee's lawyer/ assistant said that Lee would sign anything you put in from of her. And this was exploited in the publishing of Go set a Watchman.
• After the assistant died her junior lawyer found Lee's Go set a watchman , got it published then claimed the money. 
• BUT LEE NEVER WANTED THE BOOK PUBLISHED AND SHE HAD SAID THAT FOR DECADES.!!!
• This was taking advantage of Harper Lee's vulnerability and it was just down right mean!

My view:

• I am really sad about the chance in Atticus views as he grew older , he was a strong and influence character in Mockingbird and now he is owning leaflets that talk about the so called black plague!
• Harper Lee I think it still expressing herself and her views through Scout(Jean Louise), even though some of her story is written in the 3rd person , she is the character that carries the story. 
• The circumstance under which the book was published was cruel and went against Harper Lee's wishes. I think that she still wanted to keep the character of Atticus as he was and knowing that Watchman would wreck this perception of him .
• Even though Lee's books really do take a bit of getting into they really do says some significant facts about people and how judgemental we can be and  the different views and beliefs people hold