Fences Vs A Lesson Before Dying
In the novels, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines and Fences by August Wilson, the characters struggle to overcome life's difficulties and to find the true meaning of their existence by freeing themselves from their troubles. This form of self-redemption helps to renew each character's conscience and bring him or her to a new light, where they can reach the full potential of their lives. Both works of literature contain several characters that overcome life's hardships with redemption, but the ones who make the biggest sacrifices are the most important. The two that truly redeem themselves are Grant, from A Lesson Before Dying and Rose, from Fences. In August Wilson's novel Fences, it is Rose who experiences the greatest redemption when she agrees to care for Troy's daughter, Raynell. Rose experiences one of life's worst hardships when she discovers that her husband has had an affair with another woman. When Troy admits the truth to Rose about his affair, she is heart broken and deeply hurt. Rose can not believe that after eighteen years of marriage Troy would go and do such a thing. Not only was Troy neglecting his family but he was also jeopardizing the well bein
Another character that experiences self-redemption by overcoming life's difficulties, is Grant Wiggins from Ernest Gaines's novel, A Lesson Before Dying. Grant experiences his self-redemption through his visits with Jefferson at the jail, while waiting on death row. After Jefferson was wrongly convicted of murder, he was sentenced to death by way of electrocution. While he was awaiting execution, his godmother, Miss Emma, requested that Grant go to Jefferson's cell and teach him how to be a man. It would be through Grant's interactions with Jefferson and his talks with Reverend Ambrose that would set him on his way to self-redemption. His redemption begins when he first goes to visit Jefferson. When Grant arrives at Jefferson's cell he sees how depressed and lonely he is. Grant reaches out to Jefferson by telling him about the weekly events and bringing him food to eat that the school kids prepared for him. Grant tries to comfort Jefferson by listening to him and giving him feedback from Miss Emma. He even went to the store and bought Jefferson a radio so he would not be so lonely during his last few weeks in the jail. However, the most significant event that occurred was the
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