A Lesson Before Dying

ISBN 978-1-86478-059-8

The smartstudy® English guide to A Lesson Before Dying explores this challenging novel that deals with the entrenched racism of America’s deep south. Set in the 1940s the novel details the story of a young black man who is unjustly sentenced to death. It is a moving and powerful story.

Key Features:

• notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
• an overview of the historical and cultural context
• chapter/scene/story summaries
• character profiles
• analysis of themes and genres
• critical perspectives of the text
• key quotations
• focus questions in each section
• marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
• a guide to planning and writing an essay
• a sample essay with annotations
• further exam-style essay questions
• a bibliography and further reading section

$16.95

(GST Inc.)