Graphic Novel 2
CHAPTER 2 WATERTOWN: Under Color of Law
Chapter 2: Pattern Recognition
This section explores the historical evolution of Watertown, tracing its roots from a 1632 tax resistance to its industrial era dominated by the Watertown Arsenal and Hood Rubber Company.
It details the town's transition into a modern biotech hub and highlights its shifting demographics, noting that over 25% of the residents are foreign-born and nearly a third speak a language other than English at home.
The text emphasizes that navigating this new, complex cultural landscape clashes with the town's historically rigid and exclusionary power dynamics.
