The Topic of Education in Ernest J. Gaines' Novel A Lesson Before Dying

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Literature grade: 10 University of Paderborn (Anglistik/Amerikanistik) course: Contemporary African-American Literature language: English abstract: The title of Ernest J. Gaines' book A Lesson Before Dying already alludes to the fact that education is one of the main themes of the novel. In this essay I want to analyze the different aspects of education that are represented in his work. I will concentrate on the subject of formal education and would like to pose the question if it is a way out of mental slavery for African-American people.