Essay A & B: John Grism's "THE ST. LAWYER"

ESSAY - A While reading John Grisham's book, The St. Lawyer, I was reminded that homelessness is a sickness that plagues almost all of our nation. I enjoyed the fact that Grisham gave different types of evidence, in his book, to show how bad the problem is. Not only did he start off the book with Mister's first hand account of homelessness, but he later gives us facts as well. Before reading this book, I …

…graphic death, Michael's loveless marriage or Drake & Sweeny's greedy disregard of human life. The book gives a few good perspectives on homelessness, which are all touching, frightening, insightful and serve as good filler for this modern day "David and Goliath" remake. In the end chances are that you'll either find yourself rushing to the nearest soup kitchen to volunteer, or you'll resent being guilt-tripped by a rich and famous entertainer cum "self-appointed social critic."