A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

What is symbolic about Grant Wiggins having to go through the back door 

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As a black man, entering through the back door is a sign of subservience. One of the reasons Grant determined to get an education was so that he would never have to knock at the "back door" again.

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A Lesson Before Dying

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