1. Title of the book.
- The title of the book is: A time to kill.
2. Author.
- It is written by John Grisham
3. Stage Number. Number of pages.
- 5 - 85
4. Name of publishers. Year of first publication.
- Penguin readers - 1988
5. Main Characters.
- Carl Lee Hailey: He is the father of Tonya Hailey, the 10-year old girl who is raped by two boys.
- Tonya Hailey: The daughter of Carl Lee. After the rape she still got nightmares.
- Jake Brigance: The lawyer of Carl Lee. After the case he is a famous national lawyer.
6. Setting, where does the story take place?
- It takes place in Clanton. (where Jake lives and where Carl Lee is in jail ).
When does the story take place?
- The story took place between 17 May, the day of the rape, until the half of August, when the case comes to trial.
7. Summary.
- The 10-year old Tonya is on her way to the grocery store, when the black girl is abducted(ontvoerd) by two boys. They rape her. When Tonya isn’t home yet, her mother gets worried. She calls her husband, Carl Lee Hailey, on his work with the message that Tonya isn’t home yet. When he comes home, he finds his little girl on the couch. She is beaten up and covered(zat onder) in blood. Tonya tells the story to her parents, en Carl is determined(vastberaden) to take revenge. After that Tonya was transported to the hospital in a very critical condition. In the meantime, the police arrested two suspects, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard. During their questioning they confess(bekennen) the crime.
It’s 20 May, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard stand trial in court(rechtbank) . Several days before the trial, Carl bought a M-16. Carl Lee isn't in the courtroom during the hearing about the bail(borgtocht) of Cobb and Willard. He's hiding in a closet in the hall and when Cobb and Willard come out the courtroom, Carl Lee jumps forward and starts shooting. He accidentally(perongeluk) shoots a deputy(kamerlid,sheriff) in the leg, but the rapists scream when they are hit and fall down the stairs, while Carl Lee continues shooting. When he's absolutely sure Cobb and Willard are dead, he drops the gun and runs away. A couple of hours later, Carl is being arrested as a suspect in the murder investigation from the local police. From that moment, the town is divided in people who thinks Carl must be punished for those murders and people that think the rapists deserve to be dead, so Carl mustn’t be punished. Carl hires a young lawyer to defend him. His name is Jake Brigance, a young man who is just graduated(geslaagd) from law school. To get his career going, he needs a big case, one with national attention, like this case. From that moment onwards, Jake and his secretary receive a lot of threatening(dreigende) calls. Because the case is very difficult, Jake hires Lucien Willbanks to help him with the case. Outside of the prison Jake is working real hard with Lucien and Harry Rex, a friend of his, who gets information on everything.
Then the trial starts. Even before the first witness is heard, Jake has to leave. His wife Ellen is manhandled(afgeranseld) . The trial restarts the next day. But again there are problems with Jake. This time his house is on fire. His house burns down completely and his dog dies in the sea of flames. The trail restarts for the second time now. The first witness is the state's psychiatrist who testifies Carl Lee was in good mental health during the shooting. That afternoon the public prosecutor(eiser) and Jake have their closing arguments and it's time for the jury to reach a verdict. Three days later the jury finally reaches a verdict. Because of the help of one woman in the jury, Wanda Womack, who said to the members of the jury to imagine what they would do if their child would have been raped. And that's how the jury decides to acquit Carl Lee. Now he can finally return to his family.
8. My own opinion.
- I found this book really well written and very believable. John Grisham creates vivid(levendige) characters and a good story line in this book. I like this book also because it was very exciting. Sometimes it was a bit hard to read and some pieces were very difficult.
- The title of the book is: A time to kill.
2. Author.
- It is written by John Grisham
3. Stage Number. Number of pages.
- 5 - 85
4. Name of publishers. Year of first publication.
- Penguin readers - 1988
5. Main Characters.
- Carl Lee Hailey: He is the father of Tonya Hailey, the 10-year old girl who is raped by two boys.
- Tonya Hailey: The daughter of Carl Lee. After the rape she still got nightmares.
- Jake Brigance: The lawyer of Carl Lee. After the case he is a famous national lawyer.
- It takes place in Clanton. (where Jake lives and where Carl Lee is in jail ).
When does the story take place?
- The story took place between 17 May, the day of the rape, until the half of August, when the case comes to trial.
7. Summary.
- The 10-year old Tonya is on her way to the grocery store, when the black girl is abducted(ontvoerd) by two boys. They rape her. When Tonya isn’t home yet, her mother gets worried. She calls her husband, Carl Lee Hailey, on his work with the message that Tonya isn’t home yet. When he comes home, he finds his little girl on the couch. She is beaten up and covered(zat onder) in blood. Tonya tells the story to her parents, en Carl is determined(vastberaden) to take revenge. After that Tonya was transported to the hospital in a very critical condition. In the meantime, the police arrested two suspects, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard. During their questioning they confess(bekennen) the crime.
It’s 20 May, Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard stand trial in court(rechtbank) . Several days before the trial, Carl bought a M-16. Carl Lee isn't in the courtroom during the hearing about the bail(borgtocht) of Cobb and Willard. He's hiding in a closet in the hall and when Cobb and Willard come out the courtroom, Carl Lee jumps forward and starts shooting. He accidentally(perongeluk) shoots a deputy(kamerlid,sheriff) in the leg, but the rapists scream when they are hit and fall down the stairs, while Carl Lee continues shooting. When he's absolutely sure Cobb and Willard are dead, he drops the gun and runs away. A couple of hours later, Carl is being arrested as a suspect in the murder investigation from the local police. From that moment, the town is divided in people who thinks Carl must be punished for those murders and people that think the rapists deserve to be dead, so Carl mustn’t be punished. Carl hires a young lawyer to defend him. His name is Jake Brigance, a young man who is just graduated(geslaagd) from law school. To get his career going, he needs a big case, one with national attention, like this case. From that moment onwards, Jake and his secretary receive a lot of threatening(dreigende) calls. Because the case is very difficult, Jake hires Lucien Willbanks to help him with the case. Outside of the prison Jake is working real hard with Lucien and Harry Rex, a friend of his, who gets information on everything.
Then the trial starts. Even before the first witness is heard, Jake has to leave. His wife Ellen is manhandled(afgeranseld) . The trial restarts the next day. But again there are problems with Jake. This time his house is on fire. His house burns down completely and his dog dies in the sea of flames. The trail restarts for the second time now. The first witness is the state's psychiatrist who testifies Carl Lee was in good mental health during the shooting. That afternoon the public prosecutor(eiser) and Jake have their closing arguments and it's time for the jury to reach a verdict. Three days later the jury finally reaches a verdict. Because of the help of one woman in the jury, Wanda Womack, who said to the members of the jury to imagine what they would do if their child would have been raped. And that's how the jury decides to acquit Carl Lee. Now he can finally return to his family.
8. My own opinion.
- I found this book really well written and very believable. John Grisham creates vivid(levendige) characters and a good story line in this book. I like this book also because it was very exciting. Sometimes it was a bit hard to read and some pieces were very difficult.
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