A Lesson Before Dying Lesson Plan

What happens when Grant is summoned to Pichot's house? Why does Grant wait? What does this reveal about the relationships between blacks and whites in the late 1940s?

Grant is summoned to be at the Pichot residence at 5 pm to meet with Henri and the sheriff. He arrives ten minutes early, through the back stairs, and is offered a seat by Inez, the maid. At 5:30 the sheriff and his wife arrive. At 6, the sheriffs wife comes and greets Grant, asking about him and the family, offering condolences to Miss Emma. She then informs him the sheriff will be out to talk with him after their supper. Inez offers Grant some food and he turns her down. Nearly two and a half...