Ernest Gaines novel, A Lesson Before Dying, is a story about, Jefferson, a black man who is wrongfully charged with a crime he did not commit. He cannot get a fair trial because he is a black man in the south. He is sentenced to be executed, but before he dies Grant, an educated black man , teaches him how to walk like a man, so people do not think of him as a hog. “Beowulf” is an epic poem over one thousand years old, which was told from one generation to another. It is about, Beowulf, a great hero who defeats three different monsters to save the kingdom. In his last battle he is much older than before and is killed by a dragon. A hero does something that other people do not do and he does things for others, and other people look to a hero for guidance.
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A hero does for others. Grant does not use his education to start a career, instead he stays home and teaches children. Grant does not think of himself first he thinks of the kids. Grant also gets into a fight defending Jefferson, he decides not to tell anyone about it because he does not think it is neccary to boast about himself, he only faught for Jefferson.
Common people look to a hero for guidance and inspiration. The blacks look to Grant for guidance because he is educated and he knows things they do not know. Jefferson looks to Grant for guidance. Grant thinks that he can not help Jefferson but Reveren Ambrose tells him “He listen to you”(Gaines 213). Jefferson eventuall becomes a man and walks to his death as a man. Grant is a source of inspiration to the black community because ho got himself out of that life an
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