Go Set a Watchman

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What is Harper Lee tellin us about the period and the politics and attitudes of this small Southern town?

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Having read To Kill a Mockingbird first, I think Scout puts race and politics into further context with Watchman. Race and politics had not changed much since the 1930's. If anything it was even darker in the 1950's. Racism was entrenched in society and even a fictional social justice hero like Atticus Finch eventually succumbs to the status quo. If a white person wanted to succeed in politics at any level, they had to tow the racial line. One hoped the racial climate might have changed after the Tom Robinson trial but I don't think it made a lick of difference. This is what sadly becomes clear in Go Set a Watchman.