Setting of A Time to Kill by John Grisham

Grisham’s Stylin’ A Time to Kill, a legal drama consisting of social criticisms and inner conflicts was written by current Mississippian and former law practicing John Grisham. Since his novel is such an extraordinary literary work one might expect Grisham’s style to be wordy or heavy. Even though A Time to Kill is a lengthy novel, Grisham does a good job of turning pages by captivating the reader’s interest. Astonishing is Grisham’…

…in the novel, Grisham uses figures of speech, some familiar and some not so common, to tighten his hold on the reader. Examples of Grisham’s intelligent placement of figures of speech are: “I win, bubba”, “Kiss my ass” , ”Listen Mr. Big Shot…” , “Damn right…” and “Cheap shot.” In the controversial novel A Time to Kill, author John Grisham succeeds in grabbing a firm hold of his audience as well as their interest and souls.