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Alia F. AlKhairi†¨Nolan AP English Lit. †¨4 September, 2015 A Lesson Before Dying Year: 1993 Title: A Lesson Before Dying The title of this novel â€Å"A Lesson Before Dying† is what the book’s plot revolves around. Dying refers to Jefferson’s death, while the lesson refers to the lessons learnt by Jefferson, the white community, and Grant. Lesson 1: The article ‘a’ means that there is one, single lesson that is being taught before someone’s death, which is what the title really refers to in the shallowest sense. This lesson talks about Grant (teacher), the protagonist, teaching Jefferson (student) how to die with dignity by teaching him: How To Be a Man. The author chose this title to make the reader -in the beginning of the novel- anticipate that the only lesson that will be given is the one taught by Grant and learnt by Jefferson. We expect the end result to be just that. Lesson 2: By the end of the novel, we come to find that the lesson learned before Jefferson’s death goes deeper than only him learning how to be a man: You Never Know the Value Of What You Have Until You Lose It; when an individual dies, others begin to realise the true value that his/her life had/may have potentially had. 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