Michael Brock's The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer was based around a lawyer, Michael Brock, who was rich, snobby, and
cared about no one or nothing accept his money, and himself. He did not realize that his whole
life was going to change when a homeless person kept him hostage, along with his law firm
consisting of eight other people. This got his attention very quickly and suddenly started to
change his point of view on things. This event had completely traumatized Michael and he
started to have a heart for those people that were considered in his eyes, "less fortunate". The
book then pointed out some major things that we should all apply to our life. One theme John
Grisham pointed out is to be careful what you get yourself into throughout the coarse of life, …show more content…
Once Michael Brock saw these homeless people, he was very careful to try not to live on
the streets. The book points out clearly to be successful and excel in life. Instead, some
people will get involved with drugs and things a long those lines that could stop them from
fulfilling their dreams in life. For example, Ruby, a character in the book, got involved in drugs,
became homeless, and had her only son taken away from her because of her addiction. We
should be careful to not hang out with those crowds.
As soon as Michael Brock got his act together with his own life, he decided to reach out
to the homeless. He became a lawyer for them and made very little money, instead of earning
millions with his big firm. He devoted all of his time to this just because he wanted to help
others. His experiences led him to help the homeless, so our experiences should lead us toward
reaching out to others.
The hardest part for Michael Brock was to keep trying and not to fail. Some of his clients
seemed hopeless to help because of how stubborn and prideful they were. They did not want
cared about no one or nothing accept his money, and himself. He did not realize that his whole
life was going to change when a homeless person kept him hostage, along with his law firm
consisting of eight other people. This got his attention very quickly and suddenly started to
change his point of view on things. This event had completely traumatized Michael and he
started to have a heart for those people that were considered in his eyes, "less fortunate". The
book then pointed out some major things that we should all apply to our life. One theme John
Grisham pointed out is to be careful what you get yourself into throughout the coarse of life, …show more content…
Once Michael Brock saw these homeless people, he was very careful to try not to live on
the streets. The book points out clearly to be successful and excel in life. Instead, some
people will get involved with drugs and things a long those lines that could stop them from
fulfilling their dreams in life. For example, Ruby, a character in the book, got involved in drugs,
became homeless, and had her only son taken away from her because of her addiction. We
should be careful to not hang out with those crowds.
As soon as Michael Brock got his act together with his own life, he decided to reach out
to the homeless. He became a lawyer for them and made very little money, instead of earning
millions with his big firm. He devoted all of his time to this just because he wanted to help
others. His experiences led him to help the homeless, so our experiences should lead us toward
reaching out to others.
The hardest part for Michael Brock was to keep trying and not to fail. Some of his clients
seemed hopeless to help because of how stubborn and prideful they were. They did not want