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The analysis of "The Client" by John Grisham
obstruction to justice. Mark has to suffer a lot, to suffer because of his lies. The truth is cruel, but lies oppress even more, the truth can be loved, lies - never. The truth makes free those who have loved it, and lies are deadly traps: it is easy to get entangled in them and very difficult to escape. The consequences of lies never leave the person’s mind or dreams. One philosopher once said that not only lies can offend the truth, silence can defile it as well, but Mark’s case is different, he does not tell a soul about his secret because he is scared, as the safety of all his family is at stake.
It is really amazing how lies grow. A person may start with a small one that seems easy to cover up, then he gets boxed in and tells another one, then one more. And after that he just wishes he has told the truth. It is always the best policy to tell the truth, it makes no sense to lie - unless, of course, it is dangerous to tell the truth (this is Mark’s case). In such moments it is difficult to be candid, and young people are rarely capable of it. It is too late for Mark to change anything, there is no way back, now he has to keep silent, until he is absolutely sure of his safety. The Mafia will never leave him in peace, they already know about him and his bloody secret which should have belonged only to them from the newspapers, from the articles of a repulsive reporter who pries into other people’s lives and puts all the rampant rumours into the newspaper alleging the facts without evidence. Reporters separate the wheat from the chaff, but very often only the chaff reaches the first pages, they know that it is not true but believe that if they keep on saying this for a long time, it will become true. Journalists jeopardise Mark’s safety, but newspapers care about nothing but their popularity and money, and the reporters prove to have lost their humanism long ago.
With each page turned the reader can marvel at Mark Sway more and more, admire this little boy’s resourcefulness, quickness of wit, his deep knowledge of vitally important matters that are like grown-up person’s. The major part of Mark’s actions depends on movies; television is his greatest teacher, as he has a great affinity for films, and all the necessary information remains stored in his little head. For this reason he is influenced by them and they help him a lot in some cases, though sometimes scare him even more. Films have taught Mark to be careful, smart, even sophisticated: “Just kidding. I saw this once in a movie. A Mafia movie. The informant ratted on the Mafia, and the FBI helped him vanish. He had plastic surgery. They found him a new wife, you know, the works. Set him off to Brazil or some place. <...> [next page]