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The analysis of "The Client" by John Grisham
take anymore. It’s just too much..” (pg. 272)
Every child craves for adventures, desires to experience something perplexing, astonishing, something what can be seen only in the movies, something that takes breath away. Mark’s aspirations have come true, but Bernard Shaw was right saying, that there were two tragedies in life: one was not to get your heart’s desire, the other was to get it. When you have to confront the reality of adventures, danger, fear, the only wish is for everything to cease, to return to the normal path, but the wheel of life can not be turned back, nobody can evade what has been meant for him to go through:
“<...> I had this wild dream last night.”
“What happened?”
“Nothing. I dreamed everything was normal again, and I made it through a whole day with nothing happening to me. It was wonderful.” (pg. 270)
In spite of being scared so much, Mark keeps surprising the reader: his fortitude, toughness, not at all childish demeanour, sophisticated conception of life and quick wits are amazing. Now he is the most notorious person all over Memphis and New Orleans, he attracts the Mafia, the FBI, the reporters like blood attracts sharks. Every day becomes more and more appalling, danger and fear are chasing Mark, and it is impossible to envisage what another day will bring - whether more fear, danger and sufferings or a permanent relief. Is there anything else waiting for him round the corner? Is it not enough to torture the child, his family? Will he endure everything or yield to the cruel destiny? What else will this terrified boy have to confront with? All these questions are a real torment not only for the reader, but for the main hero, Mark Sway, as well: “ ‘What do you think’ll happen today?’ Mark asked.” (pg.270) He can dissipate neither the feeling of consternation, nor the feeling that danger is chasing him. It haunts him in every step he makes, in every dream he has. He is just a little eleven-year-old boy, whose fragile heart can brake, who can not be courageous all the time and finally his strength can vanish: “He (Mark) stood and walked to the darkest corner of the room, and began crying. She watched his head sink and his shoulders sag. He covered his eyes with the back of his right hand, and sobbed loudly.” (pg. 327)
From the vivid, open and natural dialogues, which slip into exposition, the reader can learn more and more about this extraordinary boy Mark Sway, who holds all the story together, about his disposition, his extraordinary demeanour. Despite the fact that life has not been very kind to him, it has treated neither him nor his mother and brother with velvet gloves, he is still very valiant and wise beyond his years, even under crucial and very frightening circumstances he finds strength in himself to resist, to fight. Mark has to quell his dismay, to move in the direction of his fear and to conquer it, [next page]