35 pages • 1 hour read
Chris CroweMississippi Trial, 1955
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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?
3.
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.
