"A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J.Gaines. Speech

First and foremost, I will familiarize you with the characters in the novel:
- Jefferson, a twenty-one-year-old uneducated black field worker condemned to die after being innocently involved in an armed robbery and shooting.
- Alcee Grope, the white storekeeper killed during the attempted robbery.
- Brother and Bear, two young black men killed while attempting to rob Alcee Grope's store
- Miss Emma, Jefferson's godmother, she is determined that Jefferson will die with dignity
- Grant Wiggins, the narrator. …