Wednesday, September 3, 2014
A Lesson Before Dying / Ernest J. Gaines / 256 p.
Wrong place and wrong time? Or guilty as charged? Doesn't matter. For a young black man in the South in the late 1940's the outcome of the trial was a forgone conclusion. Jefferson has been sentenced to die. Then a young teacher, Grant Wiggins, has been asked to help mentally prepare the young man for his execution. Despite having gained an education, Grant feels the weight of inequality and oppression and questions his ability to help this young man--or any of his students for that matter.
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If you would like to find out more about Gaines' "A Lesson before Dying" or any of his other works, make sure you check out the Ernest J. Gaines Center's blog: http://ernestgainescenter.blogspot.com.
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