The Character of Jefferson in A Lesson Before Dying

Jefferson was a black man who was taught by Ernest J. Gains, killed by the electronic president of the novel before his death, and may be the strongest personality in African-American literature. Jefferson was a brave young black man and all white juries found he was not a crime of murder. But he will not yet allow this failure to destroy his personal character. Ernest Gaine thus explained Jefferson and showed that human failures do not necessarily lead to his basic belief in destruction.

Ernest Gains '"Before Death", Jefferson' s role is a character, his silly things and shame. As a wise man his obstacle is considered a typical of his entire race, and compared to other men, this obstacle is used as a symbol of his inferiority throughout the race. In his experience as a defendant and prisoner, he gradually recognized that his imminent death is very important to his race. He noticed that he would give this quality throughout the game, whether he chose to deal with this sort of death, whether it is dignity or humiliation.

Ernest Gains' novel "Lessons before death" will be published in Louisiana. There, the hero, a young black man accompanied by a decline in mental power, Jefferson discovered himself in a liquor store, he decided to rob it. Unfortunately, the owner and the two men were killed. Therefore, when a white male entered the store and Jefferson had a bottle in his hand, he was arrested by a white jury and sentenced to death. Prior to the integration, the setting of Louisiana in the 1940s clearly decided the direction of the Gains Festival. The time and place of "learning before death" is very important, with the theme of racism discrimination as the theme. Jefferson was immediately sentenced to death and there was no hope of appeal

A black man, Jefferson, who was sentenced to death by an electric chair in Ernest J. Gains 'Lessons before Death' is probably the strongest person in today's African-American literature. Jefferson was a brave young black man and all white juries found he was not a crime of murder. But he will not yet allow this failure to destroy his personal character. Ernest Gaine thus explained Jefferson and showed that human failures do not necessarily lead to his basic belief in destruction. Using Jefferson's behavior, the author still enjoys external comfort, shows compassion to others, and seeks to improve himself before he ends. These behaviors clearly show that although society may regard Jefferson as a black murderer, he still managed to know that he retained good human qualities.