Set in the mid-1950s in the aftermath of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation unconstitutional, GO SET A WATCHMAN tells the story of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, returning home for her annual visit to Maycomb, Alabama, from New York City. Some swear infrequently ("son of a bitch," "damn," "ass," "hell," "bastard," "God," and "Jesus Christ") and infrequently use the "N" word. Some of the characters' viewpoints may be upsetting to modern readers, but the book offers a good insight into the mindset of many Southerners during that era. Board of Education that declared segregation unconstitutional.
The book highlights an interesting time in America's social and political landscape, especially the South's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling on Brown v. Jean Louise struggles to see where she fits in Maycomb, as a modern woman and a born-and-bred Southerner. Though some changes to Maycomb are happening too fast for Jean Louise, such as the boom in postwar building wiping out childhood places she cherished, some attitudes, especially those regarding segregation, are stuck too far in the past for her. Although it is said to have been written before To Kill a Mockingbird, the book is set 15 or so years after the events of that book, with adult Jean Louise "Scout" Finch living in New York City and visiting her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama, for two weeks. Parents need to know that Go Set a Watchman is the much-discussed, latently discovered manuscript from Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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