1. William McIlvanney's Laidlaw - 1970s Glasgow
A seeming walking paradox, Laidlaw simultaneously manages to embody everything a man of the law should and should not be. ... While we are meant to understand Lawson as "one of life's vigilantes, a retribution monger" (8-9), as the story progresses we begin to see him as a man who is distraught, angry and ultimately powerless over his own situation; territory with which he is unfamiliar. ...
- Word Count: 1462
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate