Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying written by Earnest Gaines is a novel about good and evil. A quote that relates to the novel is, “In literature, evil often triumphs but never conquers.” This quote is saying that even though there maybe evil present in everything, but it will never win the final battle and overcome all. In the novel there are many examples of this. Miss Emma and Grant are fighting the evil of the word “hog” that has been placed upon Jefferson. Along with Grant becoming friends with a white man and Jefferson overcoming the evil “myth” of prejudice in the society, these are all examples of how evil can be present, but never win in the end. Miss Emma is a passionate woman. She is very intelligent and she knows how to stop evil from conquering. In the novel, Miss Emma fought the evil of the word “hog” spoken by Jefferson lawyer. This one single word “hog” was the evil that kept a whole community of black people in fear and shame.
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Approximate Word count = 658
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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