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