48 pages • 1 hour read
Go Set A Watchman
A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary and Study Guide
Overview
Go Set a Watchman is the second novel of Pulitzer Prize winner Harper Lee. While this novel was initially touted as a sequel to her critically acclaimed 1960 debut novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, it is now regarded as an early draft of that book, featuring many of the same characters and, occasionally, the same scenes. When first published in 2015, the book set a record for the highest adult novel one-day sales at Barnes & Noble. Despite winning a Goodreads Choice Award in its debut year, Go Set a Watchman has had a mixed reception by critics. While some praise the work for delving deeper into the complexities of racism and complicity than To Kill a Mockingbird, others claim that it is a mere first draft whose faults were improved in the originally published version. The novel’s 278 pages are organized into seven parts. This study guide obscured the author’s use of the n-word in quotations.
Plot Summary
Jean Louise Finch, a 26-year-old New York resident, returns to her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama, for her annual two-week visit. She expects this visit to be like all the previous ones: She expects to scandalize the town with her modern ways, to be romanced by Unlock all 48 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
