35 pages 1 hour read

Chris Crowe

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

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Essay Topics

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How do Hiram’s relationships change with his father and Grampa over the course of the novel?

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Discuss how the legal system is presented in the text. How is it problematized and how does Hiram’s awareness of the law change?

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Identify and describe two female characters in the text. Discuss their agency in the novel and how they either contribute or detract from Hiram’s path of self-discovery and awareness.

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