Games, Earnest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Vintage Books
1993.
Genre: Novel
256 pages
Setting: The story is set in a small Cajun Louisiana town in the 1940’s.
The setting in this story is significant because, the whole story is about how a young black boy is treated unfairly and sentenced to death because of something he did not do. It also deals with the emotions that this black boy faces because he has been treated unfairly by the white people.
Major Characters: Jefferson, black boy who is accused of a crime and sentenced to death; Grant Wiggons, teacher sent to help Jefferson.
After he went and obtained a college degree, Grant Wiggins goes back to live with his grandmother. Being that he is a very educated person, Grant was elected by his grandmother to try and get Jefferson to realize that he was a man and not an animal like the white people had led him to believe. Throughout the entire novel, Grant is battling this idea in his head because he......

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Title: A Lesson Before Dying
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Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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