A Lesson Before Dying Grant Wiggins has a responsibility to his Aunt Tante Lou and Miss Emma because he cares for them and wants their approval even if Grant does not realize it at the beginning of the novel. Miss Emma’s godson, Jefferson, is in jail because he “supposedly” killed someone. Jefferson goes to his trail where his lawyer calls him a hog. ‘“What justice would there be to take this life? Justice, gentleman? Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this.’” (8) Said by Jefferson’s lawyer. Jefferson gets accused of murder and is sentenced to die in the electric chair. After the sentence, Miss Emma is determined to have Jefferson not think of himself as a hog but as a man. Grant also has a responsibility and a
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Why they left are an answer that the author left for the reader to think about. Having his parents leave him did not help with his way of viewing things, if his parents hadn’t left then maybe Grant might be a different person. If Grant were different then A Lesson Before Dying would not be a novel, it is; Grant might not have helped Jefferson and learned responsibility. Tante Lou just wants to help Grant be the best that he can be. “Nothing could have hurt her more when I said I was not going to eat her food.” (24) Grant describes. Grant wanted to get out of the house. After his aunt forced him to go to the jail and after visiting Jefferson, not acknowledging what he wants. Going to see Jefferson time and time again. Grant is starting to change his personality and his action. He turns into a better person in A Lesson before Dying. He is becoming more committed and responsible for relationships. Grant’s changing Jefferson little by little. If Tante Lou didn’t push him like she did, then he would still be the same Grant. Grant is growing up, becoming somebody he never thought he would become. He sees responsibility because of her. When Grant is getting ready to go see Jefferson with Miss Emma. He finds out he will be going alone to the jail to visit Jefferson. Grant does not want to go and does not understand why he must go. Tante Lou forces Grant to go see Jefferson alone. ‘“You …show more content…
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Why they left are an answer that the author left for the reader to think about. Having his parents leave him did not help with his way of viewing things, if his parents hadn’t left then maybe Grant might be a different person. If Grant were different then A Lesson Before Dying would not be a novel, it is; Grant might not have helped Jefferson and learned responsibility. Tante Lou just wants to help Grant be the best that he can be. “Nothing could have hurt her more when I said I was not going to eat her food.” (24) Grant describes. Grant wanted to get out of the house. After his aunt forced him to go to the jail and after visiting Jefferson, not acknowledging what he wants. Going to see Jefferson time and time again. Grant is starting to change his personality and his action. He turns into a better person in A Lesson before Dying. He is becoming more committed and responsible for relationships. Grant’s changing Jefferson little by little. If Tante Lou didn’t push him like she did, then he would still be the same Grant. Grant is growing up, becoming somebody he never thought he would become. He sees responsibility because of her. When Grant is getting ready to go see Jefferson with Miss Emma. He finds out he will be going alone to the jail to visit Jefferson. Grant does not want to go and does not understand why he must go. Tante Lou forces Grant to go see Jefferson alone. ‘“You …show more content…
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