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Summer Reading: A Lesson Before Dying
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11th grade English (Summer Reading) Mind Map on Summer Reading: A Lesson Before Dying, created by Julia Wanger on 01/08/2016.
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summer reading
a lesson before dying
ernest j. gaines
1940s
english
summer reading
11th grade
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Summer Reading: A Lesson Before Dying
Symbolism
Jefferson
Jefferson becomes the change in a system that Grant saw as permanently broken
Teaches Grant that small victories can make a difference
The notebook
Acceptance by Jefferson of guidance
Does he believe in making the most of his remaining time?
Grant's shift in desire to teach Jefferson
Jefferson's reconnection with his humanity
The chair
Used to show different people's reactions to the unjust system
Jefferson
Convicted of murder and sentenced to death by electrocution
Characters Involved
Brother and Bear
The true transgressors
Killed Gropé after attempting to rob his store
Both killed by Gropé
Alcee Gropé
Old storekeeper
His liquor store becomes the scene of the crime
Killed by Brother and Bear
Seemed to know Jefferson
Asked about Jefferson's nannan (Emma) almost immediately
Relationships
Miss Emma (Glenn)
Jefferson's godmother
Jefferson calls her his "nannan"
Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
Average height (5'4/5'5)
Overweight
Deeply religious
Obsessed with the idea of Jefferson dying "like a man"
Heard Jefferson's lawyer call him a hog
Grant Wiggins
Relationships
Tante Lou
Vivian
Characteristics
Cynic
Getting a real education clarified to him just how uneducated the rest of his community was
Sees only two options: surrenduring to the system, or escaping the system without looking back
No one beats the system; it is impossible to stand up to it and create change
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Setting
Late 1940s
Small Cajun Community
Louisianna
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