A Lesson Before Dying Analysis

I relate most to Grant in ‘A Lesson Before Dying’ because he’s the one that’s always there for everyone he says it like it is and doesn’t care. When Jefferson was having a hard time after he got sentenced to death, if I was in Jefferson’s lawyers’ shoes I would try everything in my power but he didn’t have much because he was a black male when racism was normal, I am very grateful that now color does not determine if you’re guilty or not. Jefferson’s lawyer was trying to win over the judge and jury. He made Jefferson seem like he couldn’t be capable of comparing him to a hog and saying he is just a boy, “gentlemen of the jury look at this – this – this boy… when we, civilized men consider the male spices has reached manhood, but would you …show more content…
Another quote that I really like and relate with is “Society, have mercy on me I hope you’re not angry if I disagree”(Vedder,20) , I like this quote because I was raised to believe whatever I want and my sister is the biggest liberal I know and I agree with some of the stuff she says but not all of it, but living in Mississippi it’s hard to be different here because you get made fun of because people here don’t like change they like to expect what happening and know what’s happening. I remember when my uncle came out a gay my grandmother had a fit because he was dating a black guy, it just really threw me for a loop because some of my best friends are black, and I just didn’t understand why she was being so harsh, but I should have expected it because she has had this lady names Irene live in her house since I was a baby and she would help around the house and I didn’t think anything of her, I just wish times would change and people would be okay with it, that’s what we