The Rainmaker1
In layman's terms a "rainmaker" is a legal case that brings in a huge sum of money for the lawyer and the lawyer's client. John Grisham uses this term in The Rainmaker to mark the highest point in the main character's previously troubled life. The word "rainmaker" characterizes the success of Rudy Baylor's rollercoaster ride through the legal profession. Along this bumpy road Rudy, the main character, grows as an individual. Rudy adheres to his beliefs and morals, which relates to the statement that a lawyer must create his own legal style and persona in order to become successful. Because he lives by his beliefs, Rudy Baylor has strong personality traits that make him unique as a person and a lawyer.Rudy Baylor's compassion towards his clients and people in general separates him from the sharks in his profession. Through a class called Legal Problems of the Elderly, Rudy meets and befriends a little, old lady named Miss Birdie. He realizes that she is incredibly lonely, so he often goes out of his way to keep her company. Rudy also meets Dot and Buddy Black, another couple from this class, and discovers that they have a son, Donny Ray, suffering from leukemia. When the Blacks tell him their insurance c
ompany did not cover his treatment, Rudy begins to loathe the Great Benefit Insurance Company because of Donny Ray's deteriorating condition and appearance. He vows to bring the insurance company down for what it is doing to Donny Ray and his family. Rudy also shows his compassion towards others when he tries his best to help a young woman, Kelly Riker, deal with the pain of being abused by her husband. Because he cares for Kelly, Rudy puts his own well being in jeopardy when he saves her from her husband's next assault. At the end of the Black trial, the jury rewards over fifty million dollars in damages to Dot and Buddy Black due to the death of their son. Rudy's perseverance in the courtroom swayed the jury to favor the Blacks over the insurance company. This devastating loss forces the Great Benefit Insurance Company to file for bankruptcy. Rudy was supposed to receive one-third of the rewarded money, but the company's bankruptcy allows them to not pay. This avoidance of paying once again makes Rudy broke. His personality emerges again when he states that his forcing a corrupt insurance company to go bankrupt for what it did to Donny Ray is far more important than any amount of mo
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Approximate Word count = 810
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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