PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TOPICALITY OF THE NOVEL As early as 1996, when the movie based upon the novel was released, some critics argued that the presentation of the racial tension felt outdated and inaccurate. Stephen Hunter, who reviewed the film for the Baltimore Sun wrote: "Why is it taking place in 1996 instead of 1958? ... " (Hunter) These elements described in the review are not additions by the filmmakers, but do already exist at the very heart of the novel. ... Revealingly, no further explaination as to why this phenomenon of de-facto segregation exists is ever given in ...

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