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A 5 page paper that examines Anthony Lewis' 1964 best-selling non-fiction work entitled Gideon's Trumpet and the importance of the events it documented. These events include the trial without representation conviction and imprisonment of Clarence Gideon in 1961 and the resultant landmark court case and Supreme Court ruling. These events are briefly discussed, but this paper focuses on the effective literary style employed by Lewis in his presentation of the dual stories that emerged from these events. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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was believed to be breaking and entering, arrested, and taken to jail. Inside a courtroom in 1961, Clarence Gideon approached the bench and asked the Florida court to appoint him
an attorney. He was denied on the grounds that he had no money, convicted, and taken to prison. Inside a prison cell in 1963, Gideon approached the United States
Supreme Court through a simple hand penciled petition. He was granted an appeal on the grounds that the denial of legal defense in his case could possibly have violated
his constitutional rights, appointed a winning attorney, and released from prison. Gideons Trumpet is his story. Written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Anthony Lewis, this book is unique in the
fact that it tells a two-fold story and presents a dual perspective of the events that surrounded Clarence Earl Gideon in the early 1960s. This duality has placed Gideons
Trumpet on an innovative level that separates this book from other volumes of its type and creates a unique literary circle all its own.
On the one hand, it is the story of one mans lone undertaking of an intimidating and monumental task. The ultimate victory achieved by this task in the
face of all odds endows Gideons Trumpet with all the elements that typically comprise an American bestseller. On the other hand, this book
tells the story of the landmark legal case that resulted from Clarence Gideons 1963 appeal. This case, Gideon v. Wainwright, marked a turning point in the history of the
American judicial system by setting the precedent that guarantees every individual the constitutional right to the appointment of a legal defense regardless of financial situation (Lewis PG). Lewis attention
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