A Lesson Before Dying: A Brief Analysis

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Ernest J. Gaines, the author of a number of novels and stories such as The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Lesson before Dying, Catherine Carmier, Bloodline, In My Father’s House, A Gathering of Old Men, The Sky Is Gray… is a well-known African American writer. Not only is he a writer, Ernest J. Gaines has also gained his fame in the educational field while he worked for several universities and colleges.
Louisianan Ernest J. Gaines was born in 1933. He is the oldest of the twelve siblings and so, he soon started working on the plantation. To make sure Ernest J. Gaines would have a better future, his family moved to California, where he attended Vallejo Junior College. In 1957, Gaines graduated from San Francisco State College. Besides,

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