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A Lesson Before Dying

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Book Summary

Ernest J. Gaines Biography

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Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Chapters 1–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17–18
Chapter 19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31

Character List

Character Analysis

Grant Wiggins and Jefferson
Miss Emma and Tante Lou
Vivian Baptiste and Matthew Antoine
Rev. Mose Ambrose
Paul Bonin
Mr. Farrell Jarreau

Critical Essays

Point of View, Plot, and Setting of A Lesson Before Dying
The Pre-Civil Rights South

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