EXAM ESSAY on Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying
A 3-4 page essay on the topic below.:
Find examples. Take notes from book/lectures (I point out lots of examples!)
You will use these examples/quotations from the book as supporting evidence for your thesis on one of the two topics below.
Topics:
Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying
1) Commitment
Examine one character’s commitment to something/someone. How is that commitment important to him/her/others? Make sure to examine the ending of the novel in terms of this theme.
