Monday, October 3, 2011

Who were Atticus Finch's first two clients?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 1.  We do not really know the names of the two clients (we know that their last name is Haverford).  But we do know something about them.  Scout says that her dad's first two clients were the last two men ever hanged in Maycomb's jail.


These were a couple of idiots who killed a respected man in the presence of witnesses and then were too stupid to take the plea bargain that was offerred to them -- one that would have saved their lives.

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