The Client

At age eleven, standing up to the FBI or the Mafia would not only be scary but also dangerous. In John Grisham’s novel, The Client, he portrays an eleven-year-old Mark to be tough and persuasive as he faces both of these daunting adversaries. John Grisham uses the David-Goliath effect to grab the readers’ attention and hold onto it until the end.
The story begins with a boy, Mark Sway and his younger brother, Ricky, going into the woods in Memphis, Tennessee, to smoke cigarettes. The delinquent act takes a turn for the worst when the boys witness a man trying to commit suicide. After attempting to stop the suicide several times, Mark is caught by the man and beaten up. He is tormented and told some information that would make his life more complicated by the minute. Little does he know that his anonymous 911 call to report the suicide will lead to legal troubles in his future. Mark fears for his own life and that of his family. To help him face the police, FBI, and Maf...