CliffsNotes on Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying

by Durthy A. Washington, CliffsNotes, Ernest J. Gaines

In this novel, a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting.

This concise supplement to Ernest J. Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.

85 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999