As humans we are bound to make mistakes and definitely bound to make them over and over if we do not realize what we are doing, or don't understand others perspective. It is human nature to be self-centered and think about ourselves before others. But then how can we become better versions of ourselves? if we cannot realize the effect we are having on others. The answer is literature. Yes, literature can help us become better versions of ourselves. How? Literature presents many scenarios that can either relate to the real world or actually be events that have occurred in the past so that we can understand and learn from the mistakes of others and not make them ourselves. In the book A lesson before dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Gaines presents …show more content…
These symbols can help us become better people because they help us understand the theme better and can also get us very emotional. This tactic is very useful because if you can use everyday items in the real world and give it meaning you can emotionally connect with the readers and convince them to agree with you. For example, one symbol in the book was food which was used by the characters to symbolize their affection for example when grant brought Jefferson food to the jail the said if you love miss Emma you would eat it. Also when Grant becomes annoyed with Tante Lou, he insults her by refusing to eat her cooking and instead going to Bayonne. This can emotionally connect with the reader because by symbolizing love with something so common in our life we can easily connect and realize what these people are going through is not acceptable. Also, an example of a motif that was discussed in the book club were the small displays of power throughout the book from the white people to intimidate the black people, for the most