A Lesson Before Dying Quotations on Chapter's16 & 17

CHAPTER 16 PAGE 120 – PARAGRAPH 4


" No". She shook her head, pressing her lips tight as she looked across the table at me." He didn't like the food.  He didn't ask about me." " He did last Friday. " "No", she said  ,she said and shook her head again." Cause I had to Hit him today."


2.  Does the quotation characterize Grant, Jefferson, or another character? If so, in what way does it characterize?
 
This quote characterizes Miss Emma the most. That would be that she does not like to be lied too. She does not even like for any one to stretch the truth out to her. That would be because she is a honest person so she expects the same from others. That in which extremely disappoints her, especially since Grant shrugged it off with a quick lie as if it was a trifling matter.




3.  Does this quotation indicate a conflict? If so, what conflict?


This quotation indicates a minor conflict between Miss Emma and Grant. The reason being is because Grant chose to lie to her about his visit with Jefferson. That in which he did because of not wanting to bare her bad news. These reasons would be because of him not really wanting to explain the visit and because of thinking about how Miss Emma would take it. That in which it causes a minor conflict where she has to confront Grant. Where she lets him know that she knows he was not completely honest about how the visit went.


CHAPTER 17 PAGE 130 – PARAGRAPH 4


"That lady you spoke of, boy, cares a lot about you," I said  to him ."She's waiting at that school right now for me to bring her news about you .That's a lady you spoke of ,boy Because it's she who keeps me coming here .Not your nannan ,not my aunt .Vivian If I didn't have Vivian, I wouldn't be in this damn hole .Because I know damn well I'm not doing you any good ,for you or for any of the others. Do you hear what I'm saying ?Do you?"




2.  Does the quotation characterize Grant, Jefferson, or another character? If so, in what way does it characterize?


This quote characterizes Grant as someone who usually is not outspoken at all. Yet it appears that when people speak of things or people he cares about, that changes. That is very clear in this quote. Since for a slight second we Grants thoughts become transparent. To where as you can actually get insight on what he really thinks and what is the cause of him coming to visit Jefferson even though it is very transparent that he does not want to.




3.  Does this quotation indicate a conflict? If so, what conflict?


This Quotation does indeed represents a major conflict. Since in the paragraph above Jefferson say's something inappropriate about Vivian that upsets him. It is very clear that his tone changes throughout this quote.  As his tone shifts from being methodical to a more vexed way of speaking. To where he is had enough of Jefferson and his antics. To the point that it took all that he could to not strike Jefferson at that very moment.