A lesson before dying.
Chapter 3 questions and quotation assignment.
Question 1.
Henri Pichot's insistence that Jefferson " did it" redirected the plot narrative by making it seem that Jefferson is a hog. It tells that Mr.Henri did not want to help Miss. Emma. It redirects that plot because the reader may believe that Jefferson is guilty since Jefferson nor the others are around to tell the full story.
Question 2.
Grant may feel that Miss.Emma is trying to make him feel guilty for not wanting to speak for her. Grant thinks that she means if he does not go then she will be upset with him. Grant may also feel that because Miss.Emma is friends with his aunt, he has to do her the favor. Grant knows that Miss.Emma means that he really has to go, even if he didn't want too. He had to go out of respect for Miss.Emma.
Question 3.
The back door was used by slaves, servants, and workers only. The back door also showed that blacks were not equal to whites. It brought Grant back memories from when him and his aunt worked for Henri. When Grant entered through the back door it made him feel deprived of his education and that he still worked for Henri.
Question 4.
Miss.Emma prevails on Henri by reminding him of everything she has done for his family. She tries to make him feel guilty and make him feel that he owes her for all the years she worked for him.
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Chapter 3 quotation assignment.
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Quotation - " It was you who said you never wanted me to go through that back door ever again."
Question 5. Does the quotation symbolize the lack of freedom of a black person at this time ? Does the quotation symbolize the history of oppression of a black person? If so, to what part of history does the quotation relate?
Answer.
Yes, the quotation symbolizes the lack of freedom of a black person at this time. Also, it symbolizes the history of oppression of a black person. The quotation relates to slavery. It also relates to a time where blacks worked for whites as cooks, yard workers, and maids. The quotation symbolizes that blacks did not have the same rights as whites. It shows that blacks were not equal to whites.
Question 6. To what contemporary issue(s) do(es) the quotation connect.
Answer.
The quotation shows that a black person was not equal to a white person. The quotation shows that blacks had little to no freedom and that they should obey the whites. The quote shows that Grant felt less of a man and felt that he was being deprived of the education that he worked hard to get, so that he would never have to enter through a back door again.
