A Lesson Before Dying
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chiseeley85 on August 12, 2010
Subjects:
Arts & Literature, literature, reading, language arts
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Key facts about "A Lesson Before Dying"
Classes:
English 1 H, GHS English 10-3rd Period, GHS English 10-2nd Period, English 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Joe Claiborne | Bartender and owner of the Rainbow Club |
| Vivian Baptiste | Grant's girlfriend |
| Grant Wiggans | Main character and schoolteacher |
| Jefferson | Refers to himself as a hog, rather than a "youman" |
| St. Raphael | Louisiana parish in which Bayonne is located |
| Alcee Grope | Store clerk killed during a robbery attempt |
| Brother and Bear | Two brothers killed in a convenience store shootout |
| Emma Glenn | Jefferson's godmother, or "nannan." |
| White Rabbit Bar and Lounge | Location in which two black men and one white man were killed |
| Rainbow Club | Bar in which Grant and his friends like to hang out |
| Oscar Glenn | Jefferson's deceased godfather, or "parain." |
| Tante Lou | Grant's aunt |
| Bayonne | Fictional town of approximately 3,500 white residents, and 2,500 black residents |
| Reverend Ambrose | Religious man who questions Grant's lack of faith |
| Matthew Antoine | Grant's former schoolteacher |
| Henri Pichot | The brother-in-law to Sheriff Guidry |
| Inez Lane | Mr. Pichot's maid |
| St. Adrienne | Small town in which Louis Rougon and his people own a bank |
| Sam Guidry | Chief authority for the prison in which Jefferson is held |
| Joseph Morgan | Superintendent of the parishe's schools |
| Thelma Claiborne | Ran the cafe and served food at the Rainbow Club |
| Irene Cole | Sixth grader who serves as Grant's student teacher to the second and third graders |
| Farrell Jarreau | Henry Pichot's handyman and yard worker |
| Louis Washington, Jr | Probably the worst student at Grant's school |
| Free LaCove | Name of the community in which Vivian lived |
| New Orleans | Location of Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Paul Bonin | Sheriff Guidry's deputee who gave Jefferson's diary to Grant |
| Ernest J. Gaines | Author of "A Lesson Before Dying" |
| Peanuts and Pecans | What Grant asked his students to bring to class to give to Jefferson |
| Bok | Rita Lawrence's grandson |
| Rita Lawrence | Every year, contributes a backdrop sheet for the school's Christmas program |
| Radio | Gift to Jefferson from Grant, in which Grant used borrowed money from Rainbow Club members |
| Odessa Freeman | Sixth grader who serves as Grant's student teacher to primer and first graders |
| Ice Cream | Food in which Jefferson wishes for a whole gallon of |
| Henry Vincent | Jefferson's executioner |
| Jefferson's Diary | Final entries include "sun comin up" and "sky blu blue mr wigin" |
| Easter | Christian holiday situated in the time period of Jefferson's execution |
| Claude Guerin | Helped carry the electric chair into the jail |
| Lily Green | Killed in a Baton Rouge barroom at age twenty |
| Electrocution | Method of execution given to Jefferson |
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