A lesoon before dying (views of Jefferson)

September 30, 2010

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A lesson before dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Different views on Jefferson

Godmother (Miss Emma):      – she loves Jefferson

–      She accepted his verdict, but she does not  want

that  the people call him a hog. She wants that

Grand educates him to a man, so that she can

prove that he is not an animal (p.21 ll.29 / p. 31 ll.10)

Defence lawyer :       – Jefferson is innocent (p.10 ll.18)

–   There is no proof for a connection between

the murderers and Jefferson

–           He described Jefferson as an animal, who is too

stupid to plan such a

robbery   (   p.10 ll.14 /p.11 ll.10)

–          Jefferson is just a slave, who serves

the people (p.11 ll. 11)

–          He drank the whiskey to calm his nerves and the

money out of hunger and plain of

stupidity (p. 10 ll.25)

Prosecutor :       – Jefferson, Brother and Bear went into the bar with

the full intention of

robbing

–          The killed the storekeeper, so that he could not

identify them

–          When all were dead Jefferson acted like an animal

and stuffed the money into his pockets and

celebrated the event with drinking whiskey over

the still-bleeding bodies. (p.10 ll.10)->Jefferson

is guilty

My personal view:                 – Jefferson was shocked if he saw all the blood

(p.9   ll.1)

–  Of course he is innocent because I know the incident

–          He drank whiskey because he was shocked

and  needed it to calm their nerves (p.9 ll. 30)

–      He knew taking money is wrong ,but  he thought no

one would see him (p.10 ll.1) I think that was

wrong beacuse stealing is crime