Comparison of A Lesson Before Dying and If We Must Die
A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines, is an American literary classic that is required reading for many high school students across the country. This is the tale of a Louisiana mans struggle with the judicial system and racial problems in his local community. “If We Must Die”, by Claude McKay is a wonderful poem which exhibits many similarities to this classic Gaines novel.
In the very first phrase of “If We Must Die”, McKay writes: “If we must die—Let it not be like hogs”. This is very m
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