Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil

Edgar Hugo Velderrain Zazueta



HOW FAR ARE THE CHARACTERS OF “MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL” TO CROSS THE DIVIDES OF PREJUDICES AND BELIEVES THAT SAVANNAH’S PEOPLE HAS LIVED WITH IN?Jim Williams is the principal character of the book, who is an icon of the Savannah society. He believes he is untouchable by the justice because he is rich and powerful. Otherwise the bookshows his isolated side and the conflict of this man versus himself showed clearly through several interpersonal relationships. The narrator of the book also make emphasis in other characters who aredeeply consumed by the Savannah’s people prejudices and customs preventing them cross the divides of their believes, same that happened with Jim Williams who, after to murder Danny Hansford, is releasedunpunished.


This history is placed in Savannah, Georgia, which is a southern coastal town with a big history and a peculiar touch of identity. This city is where is located the Mercer housewhich is an elegant mansion in Monterrey square, Mercer house is also Jim Williams’ residence. Jim Williams represents everything that Savannah society seems to consider favorable, including money,poise, power and masculinity.


The main character, a wealthy, mid-aged has a secret and mysterious personal life basically based on a relationship with Dany Hansford who is a young characterized byhis violence behavior. Danny symbolizes in the history the poor, the unrefined and the disgraceful. Jim Williams seems very alone in his own world of negation of anything having to do with his guiltyin Dany’s murder.


The narrator describes Savannah’s people as close mind by it’s antiques believes and conservatives behaviors. Lady Chablis is an extraordinary character, who is the exception ofthe Savanna’s residents principles . Chablis was born a male but receives a special treatment to increase her femininity. Due to she is not well accepted by the Savannah’s society she is forces to...