Conflict In Ernest Gaines A Lesson Before Dying

Conflicts often arise between those with faith and those without; however, in A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines the aforementioned conflict dissolves into a mutual respect. This is observed between the characters Grant and Reverend Ambrose. There is a certain universality to this conflict of interest that makes the relationship between the two quite interesting. The character Jefferson is to be executed and it is up to Grant to make him a man before that happens. Reverend Ambrose knows that Grant is not a religious man. The reverend believes it is important to instill Jefferson with religion before the execution. Do to this, conflict manifests between Grant and Reverend Ambrose until one key confrontation. Initially Grant does not want