A Lesson Before Dying

a 3-4 page essay on one of the topics below.
• Find examples. Take notes from book/lectures
• You will use these examples/quotations from the book as supporting evidence for your thesis on one of the two topics below.
Topics: choose one
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.
2) Human Dignity
Examine one character’s attempt to attain/retain human dignity. How is that attempt important to him/her/others? Make sure to examine the ending of
the novel in terms of this theme.