Racism And Injustice In 'A Lesson Before Dying'

‘A lesson before dying’ is a novel, which in detail contradicts racism and injustice throughout the novel. The author helps the reader visualize this by the outcome and ongoing of Jefferson’s trial and conviction. There are twelve white men as jury to the trial of a young black man who was accused of murdering a few men, one of which who happens to be white. This is all where the role of injustice comes into play. Injustice has also taken place when the court assigned a white male to represent Jefferson. The representative (lawyer) has called Jefferson a HOG, something which is less of a man, the description of a wild pig like animal. The most highlighted issue which actually the real injustice and racism is the sentencing of the case which