Isaiah 21:6 reads:
“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.”
In the wake of the release of Harper Lee's book, the papers have been flooded with impressions, analyses and reviews on the book. Questions are being raised on its ethical value.... Trying to figure out what the title meant and why Lee had chosen it, this is the best explanation I came across:
"Nelle (Harper Lee) probably likened Monroeville to Babylon. The Babylon of immoral voices, the hypocrisy,” said Flynt, who is also a longtime friend to Lee. "Somebody needs to be set as the watchman to identify what we need to do to get out of the mess."
