Bryan's Just Mercy

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Shannon,
Excellent connection, I agree that all of the stories that Bryan expresses throughout Just Mercy are told through coherence and the human condition. However, I believe that his stories accomplish so much more. I believe that Bryan wrote this book in order to create some sort of coherence of our justice system and how it has many faults. Through each story, Bryan tries to further prove that changes need to be made. He is exposing all of the faults of our justice system, specifically in terms of discrimination against children and African Americans in hope that people will be aware of these faults and fight for change. Essentially, through coherently exposing these stories Bryan is fighting for change in our justice system.

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