Injustice: The Innocent Man, In Cold Blood, Of Mice and MenBy: Langston Gilmore

John Grisham• Undergraduate: Mississippi State University• Graduate: Ole Miss• Served in the Mississippi State House of Representatives from 1983-

1990• His first book, A Time to Kill, was published in 1989• All of his books have been bestsellers since • His first nonfiction book was The Innocent Man, published in 2006

The Innocent Man

• Main characters-Ron Williamson-Dennis Fritz-Glen Gore-Debbie Carter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8iqJGACBA

The Innocent Man• Main Events-Night of the murder, Glen Gore is seen “violently talking” to Debbie Carter at the local night club just hours before she was killed-Ron Williamson is never mentioned until Glen is brought in for questioning-Police arrest Ron, fingerprints don’t match, hair samples “might” match, Fritz is arrested because the police believe two murderers were involved-Get snitches at jail to testify against Ron in return for their pardons-Ron is uncontrollable with his mental state, is given thorazine to sedate him, though he’s not deemed as mentally ill-Gore isn’t a suspect until DNA evidence convicted him in 2003, over 20 years after the murder

The Innocent Man• Themes:

-Injustice

-Perception

-Mental Problems

Truman Capote• Had a rough childhood,

raised by his aunts and mother

• Extremely flamboyant, loving attention

• Published his most famous work, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, in 1958

• In Cold Blood is published in 1966

In Cold Blood• Main Characters-Perry Smith-Richard “Dick” Hickhock-The Clutter family-Alvin Dewey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4BvvJ69pIQ 0:55-1:32

In Cold Blood• Main Events-Perry and Dick plan to rob the Clutters, and it ends in their murdering the family in order to have no witnesses-Perry is the murderer of all four of the Clutters-They successfully get away to Mexico, but Dick wants to go back to the United States because he is bored and irritated with Perry-Dick writes bad checks when they get back to Kansas, and the cellmate who gave them information about the Clutters tips the police, resulting in their arrest by Dewey-They both confess and are hanged

In Cold Blood• Themes

-Injustice and justice

-Sympathy

-Who are the real victims?

John Steinbeck• Went to Stanford University• Published the classic novella, Of

Mice and Men, in 1937• Best known for The Grapes of

Wrath, also a story of migrant workers

Of Mice and Men

• Main Characters-Lennie Small-George Milton-Curley-Curley’s wife

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiP6TNoiQI 0:12-0:59

Of Mice and Men• Main events-Lennie and George arrive at the farm-Lennie gets attacked by Curley and accidentally breaks Curley’s hand in self defense-While the other workers are playing horseshoes, Lennie is petting his new puppy, accidentally killing it with his strength, and then accidentally kills Curley’s wife as well-George is forced to kill Lennie in order to save him from whatever punishment Curley would have inflicted

Of Mice and Men

• Themes:

-Loneliness

-Injustice for Lennie

-Compassion

Themes

• Injustice• Loneliness• Sympathy• Mental Instability

Works Cited

Google Images:John GrishamThe Innocent Man book coverRon Williamson young pictureRon Williamson old pictureJail CellTruman CapoteIn Cold Blood Movie coverJohn SteinbeckLennie with a rabbit

John Grisham:http://www.nndb.com/people/505/000022439/http://www.jgrisham.com/bio/

The Innocent Man video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8iqJGACBA

Truman Capote:http://www.capotebio.com/biography/biography.php

John Steinbeck:http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/steinbeck-bio.html

Of Mice and Men Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiP6TNoiQI

In Cold Blood:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4BvvJ69pIQ