The Firm or The Chamber Section: Book Reports
We laugh at this because it is so absolutely wonderful. It doesn't matter where we go. "I'd like to see mountains" she says. "Me too, East or West?" "Big Mountains." "Then West it is." She cuddles closer and rests her head on my shoulder. We cross the river and enter Arkansas. The Memphis skyline fades behind us. Its amazing how little we've planned for this. Her bond was canceled at only three this afternoon. We'll settle in a place where no on can find us. I don't wanna hear about Deck and Bruiser. I don't wanna hear about the fallout at Great Benefits. I don't want Miss Birdie calling me for legal advice. I don't wanna worry about Cliff's death and everything related to it. Kelly and I will talk about it one of these days, but not any time soon. We'll pick a small collage town because she wants to go to school. She's only twenty, I'm still a kid myself. We're unloading some serious baggage here and its time to have fun. I'd love to teach History in high school, it shouldn't be hard to do, after all I have seven years of collage. I will not under any circumstances have anything whatsoever to do with the law. I will allow my license expire. I will not register to vote so they cant nail me for jury duty. I will never voluntarily set foot in another court room. We smile and giggle as the land flattens and the traffic lightens. Memphis is twenty miles behind us, I vow never to return." This excerpt may seem a little excessive but I feel that it captures the true spirit of the character, Rudy Baylor. It was also my favorite part of the novel. No, not because it was the end, but because it kind of made me stop and think. About how a person can spend most of their lives thinking that something is right for them only to end up down the road realizing that is was the wrong decision. After all that Rudy went through to win the case, to beat the other lawyers and to stop a company that was doing wrong he was able to just give it all up. That was truly touching and what made the novel a unique experience. —
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