Characters in A Lesson Before Dying
As you read Chapters 10-13, create and complete a
chart similar to the one below on your own sheet of
paper.
Major Character
What motivates
him/her? Be
specific!
Locate a "telling"
quote for each
and explain.
Grant
Jefferson
Tante Lou
Miss Emma
Then, write a paragraph about the trial from the
perspective of a character other than Grant.