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Part 5, Chapter 13
Explanation and Analysis:
Go Set a Watchman, like To Kill a Mockingbird, is a social novel. It deals heavily with themes of race and racism, particularly as they operated in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In Part 5, Chapter 13, Jean's old classmate Hester voices a common sentiment from the residents of Maycomb:
"—but you know they're still doing it. Stoppin' 'em just made 'em go underground. Bill says he wouldn't be surprised if there was another Nat Turner Uprisin', we're sitting on a keg of dynamite and we just might as well be ready."
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Part 6, Chapter 17
Explanation and Analysis:
Go Set a Watchman, like To Kill a Mockingbird, is a social novel. It deals heavily with themes of race and racism, particularly as they operated in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In Part 5, Chapter 13, Jean's old classmate Hester voices a common sentiment from the residents of Maycomb:
Unlock with LitCharts A+"—but you know they're still doing it. Stoppin' 'em just made 'em go underground. Bill says he wouldn't be surprised if there was another Nat Turner Uprisin', we're sitting on a keg of dynamite and we just might as well be ready."
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Part 7, Chapter 18
Explanation and Analysis:
Go Set a Watchman, like To Kill a Mockingbird, is a social novel. It deals heavily with themes of race and racism, particularly as they operated in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In Part 5, Chapter 13, Jean's old classmate Hester voices a common sentiment from the residents of Maycomb:
Unlock with LitCharts A+"—but you know they're still doing it. Stoppin' 'em just made 'em go underground. Bill says he wouldn't be surprised if there was another Nat Turner Uprisin', we're sitting on a keg of dynamite and we just might as well be ready."
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