Who learns a lesson? When he begins reading the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, the reader can predict that the person who will learning Jefferson will be a lesson before he dies, because he is the one who was convicted of a robbery and a murder he did not commit and faces the death penalty. Jefferson is called a pig by his lawyer and he really takes that to heart. The reader can see how this affected Jefferson from Grant's first visits, and Jefferson begins to eat on all fours like an animal. Additionally, Jefferson's lawyer's defense is that Jefferson is too stupid and naive to commit a murder like this. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned"?Get the original essayAunt Lou and Miss Emma want Grant to start visiting Jefferson to try to help teach Jefferson that he is a man and that he must die with dignity, not like a pig. By continuing to read the novel, the reader can also infer that it will be Jefferson who learns a lesson thanks to Grant's many visits. These visits from Grant play a huge role in this novel as the plot and themes revolve around these visits. Although Grant is the one who tries to teach Jefferson a valuable lesson, I believe it is Grant who learns lessons about his attitude and emotions. First of all, Grant is a very self-centered person; everyone in his community believes in religion and a god, unlike Grant. He is very disturbed by his environment and by the white people who make his community what it is. At the beginning of the novel, Grant is very stubborn and reluctant to visit Jefferson in prison. When Aunt Lou and Miss Emma ask him to start visiting Jefferson, he is not at all amused by the idea and does not want to be the one who has to visit Jefferson in prison. Grant didn't even go to court. because he knew what the outcome would be, and he has a weird feeling about going to visit Jefferson. I believe Grant doesn't want to visit Jefferson because he doesn't want to have to face his own fears, his fear of guilt and his fear of failure. The reader can see Grant's fear of guilt after his first visit to Jefferson; Grant tells Miss Emma and Aunt Lou that he doesn't want to visit Jefferson anymore because Jefferson is trying to make Grant feel guilty. Grant's fear of failure may also have stemmed from his early visits to Jefferson. When Grants sees the mental state Jefferson is in and how badly society has hit him, Grant may fear that there is no hope for Jefferson. After reading that Jefferson was on the floor eating like a pig, I don't think there's any hope for the man either. As the novel continues and Grant visits Jefferson more and more, the reader can see how Grant changes after each visit. Grant finally touches Jefferson's inner feeling when Grant tells him that it would make his godmother really happy if he ate her food. . Jefferson eats a little and by Grant's next visit, he had noticed an improvement in Jefferson. He is touched by the impact he has on Jefferson, but Grant still struggles to get Jefferson's feelings out; so Grant buys Jefferson a radio and a notebook, and tells Jefferson to write down everything he feels. In one scene in the novel, the reader can see how much Grant has changed, when he begins to cry in front of his students. Earlier in the novel, Grant is seen yelling at his students and reflects how the white people in his community treat the black people in the community. Also at the beginning of the novel, the reader can see how.