"A Lesson before Dying" by Ernest Grains?

Question

i need help on a essay topic the topis is Should Grant be allowed to go vist jefferson in jail.??

Answer 1

Yes, Grant should be allowed to visit Jefferson in jail. Grant's efforts, while appearing to be futile, had a powerful influence on Jefferson. The individualist faction, which included Vivian, Tante Lou, and Reverend Ambrose, believed that man is capable of determining his own destiny, that people can be lifted out of ignorance and poverty through religion and education. They encouraged Grant to work on Jefferson.

By the time Jefferson’s execution date arrives, he understands his own importance as a symbol of pride and dignity for the entire black community. When he displays incredible bravery to those who consider him a beast of burden by walking straight and tall to the electric chair, he is no longer the ‘hog’ described by the defense attorney at his trial. Individualism has triumphed over fatalism.

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Answer 2

A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest J. Gaines

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http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmLessonBeforeDying01.asp

Plot Overview

Grant Wiggins has been teaching on a plantation outside Bayonne, Louisiana, for several years when a slow-witted man named Jefferson is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Jefferson claims he is innocent of the crime. More……

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Answer 3

Yes - because Jefferson still has rights and his grandmother wants him educated before he dies. Pax - C