Racism as a Message in a “Lesson before Dying”
As Jefferson finds himself, in the wrong place watching a robbery of a liquor store. He himself is convicted and sentenced to death by an electric chair. A lesson before dying by Ernest J. Gaines writes with the message about how people are treated based on their race. Jefferson’s defense attorney pleads with the court as he’s being convicted to death by comparing him to a hog who isn’t even worth executing. Grant Wiggins is a character who is an […]