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by Ernest J. Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying is Ernest J. Gaines's eighth book, and is in some ways his most autobiographical. Many aspects of the novel are drawn from Gaines's personal experiences growing up in Oscar, Louisiana. For example, the plantation school where Grant Wiggins teaches is based on the elementary…

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There are many differences between the movie and the novel as far as charater sequences of the scenes and changes in the action of certain particular scenes. Do you believe this confuses or complements the messages that we might feel Gaines is trying to c
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what make Jefferson a hero
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what make jefferson and grant a hero
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what did the children do for jefferson
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In Grant position would you had stay to teach Louisiana at plantation or had moved back to start over
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what is the symbolic meaning of jack's obsession with hunting meat?
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Who does Ms.Emma ask for help in order for this to happen to Jefferson
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for Jefferson
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who does Ms.Emma ask for help in order for this to happen? Why would this be a good strategy
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Why do you believe Jefferson is so resistant to his vistors
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Why was Vivian apprehensive about meeting Grant aunt
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Why do miss emma and tante lou keep insisting grant keep visiting jefferson even though he hasn't made much progress with jefferson either
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WHAT CAN GRANT’S CRYING MEAN?
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WHY DOES GRANT CALL HIMSELF A SLAVE?
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WHY DOES GRANT CALL JEFFERSON MORE OF A MAN THAN HE IS?
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WHAT IS THE “LESSON" BEFORE DYING?
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WHAT IS GRANT’S DEFINITION OF A HERO? DO YOU AGREE?
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HOW DOES JEFFERSON REACT WHEN GRANT TALKS ABOUT OBLIGATIONS TO LOVED ONES? HOW DOES GRANT TRY TO CONVINCE JEFFERSON THAT HE IS A HUMAN BEING, NOT A HOG?
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO MISS EMMA THAT JEFFERSON DIE LIKE A MAN?
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GRANT SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO “RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.” WHY DOES VIVIAN SAY HE NEVER WILL?
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WHAT DOES TANTE LOU WANT FROM GRANT?
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In Chapter 8, what are Grant's thoughts about his students?
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In Chapter 2, What does Emma want for her godson Jefferson?
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In A Lesson Before Dying, what does Emma want for her godson Jefferson?
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In Chapter 5, how does Grant treat his pupils?
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