Paper discusses civil rights for homosexuals and the importance of laws to protect such rights.
Social, political, and historic issues are examined. 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. An 11 page paper arguing the validity of the Supreme Court decision of this case.