"Nazi symbols are not totally bereft of meaning, " says one man. Some of Jim Williams' acquaintances think that the Nazi flag episode was insignificant others do not. How would you describe Jim Williams's character? Do you find him amusing? Sinister? How much sympathy do you have for him? Reading the book, did you hope for him to be acquitted? Why, or why not?ĥ. Do you think that people would put up with Joe Odom and his countless misdemeanors in a city with a different character from Savannah? Might he end up in jail if he lived somewhere else?Ĥ. Does this mean that the people of Savannah are unusually tolerant? In what ways are they tolerant, and in what instances do they prove to be intolerant? How tolerant are they when it comes to the crossing of sexual, racial, or class lines?ģ. What effect does this characteristic have on the life of the city and of its inhabitants? In what ways does Savannah differ from other cities or communities you know?Ģ. John Berendt describes Savannah as inward-turning, a "semitropical terrarium" (p.
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