Home > The Fixer Summary & Study Guide > Topics for Further Study

The Fixer | Topics for Further Study

Conduct a trial for Yakov Bok. Elect representatives from your class to play prosecutors, defendants, and witnesses

Some people have asserted that the 1994 murder trial of former football star O. J. Simpson was motivated by racism, making him a representative of blacks in the same way that Bok is made to represent all Jews in this novel. Research the facts of the Simpson trial and make a case for or against this theory.

Interview some police officers or prison guards and see how they feel about prisoners who might be innocent. How much sympathy do they feel they are...

[The entire page is 253 words long]

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:

Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...