The image of Jefferson dying as a hog began very early in the book.. ... The school kids would occasionally ask about Jefferson*s progress. ... So Jefferson began to think in the way of "If we must die, O let us nobly die." I believe that understanding this poem is not necessarily essential to understanding A Lesson Before Dying. ... I read this book with out ever hearing the poem by Claude McKay and understood it with out significant difficulty. ...

• Word Count: 507
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This quote from the book sums up his feelings on the matter, as he makes his final address to the court: ?..... A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... According to her views, she died beholden to no...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Soon Celie's mother dies, leaving her to tend to the family. ... Later, on another occasion, Celie thinks she sees her daughter who was sold six years before. ... Unfortunately for Harpo, this is not an easy task: his wife is much bigger than he is and when he tries to hit her, she retaliates, teaching him the lesson of obedience. ... Soon Sofia confronts Celie about what she said. ... As before, this news doesn't bother Celie at all. ...

• Word Count: 4341
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

A book can be the window to a whole new world. ... Books help people to understand something they have never understood before. ... Never has a book of history opened my eyes wider, captivated me more, than the story of Malcom Little. ... It would take the arrival of her children, or rumors about town to finally bring them to the reality that the lovely young woman they hired was black. ... He began to pay more attention to the way the people in Michigan spoke to him and about him. ...

• Word Count: 4036
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School