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Book Report: The Chamber
by Mr. Anderson
The Chamber, by John Grisham, was basically an attack on capital punishment.
Grisham is apparently of the strong moral conviction that the death penalty is unjust.
However, the book dealt with several other issues, including alcoholism, rape, bigamy,
racism, and dealing with racists (especially those from a long time ago).
The Chamber is a work of fiction in novel form. Grisham tells the story of Billy
Whitehall, a
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all the way through), then I would have no problem recommending The Chamber. Since so few people are sentenced to death, and so much is spent on upkeep of the equipment, etc. (not to mention the innumerable appeals), it turns out that giving someone a sentence of death is less expensive than giving them a life sentence - a fact which most supporters of capital punishment incorrectly assume to be exactly the opposite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**
all the way through), then I would have no problem recommending The Chamber. Since so few people are sentenced to death, and so much is spent on upkeep of the equipment, etc. (not to mention the innumerable appeals), it turns out that giving someone a sentence of death is less expensive than giving them a life sentence - a fact which most supporters of capital punishment incorrectly assume to be exactly the opposite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**