A champion of change is someone who improves for the good of others or themselves, such as Jefferson from A Lesson Before Dying, who is a man sentenced to death with the title of “hog” but after encouragement from the other guy, he flourishes into a man to stand up against the town's beliefs, a redeemer for redemption. Connecting these two, we can clearly see Jefferson is a champion of change.
A champion of change is a person who shifts from bad to good. This is going with the traditional idea of a champion being a victor, a good guy, whether that good is for others or themselves. A change is a shift in perspectives, values, or morals of the person. Many novels have characters like this for plot development and complexity, however, a true champion is one who is eventually redeemed into a likable character and isn’t necessarily the
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This makes sense however first I would like to point out how the theme of the novel is coincidences. The author parallels Jefferson with the “greats” who intentionally sought out their change while Jefferson didn’t. But what the author is trying to convey is that change is simply a response to an outer force, which here is seen with Grant being pushed by the community. Jefferson chose to open up unknowingly and then signed into growing into a man. This is similar to the path of these “greats,” whether they were lucky enough to be born with the right talents or trained after realizing what their community wants of them, it's a response to their world, and that is why Jefferson deserves the title, since he didn’t initially choose it with a goal in mind, rather changed his perspective to suit that. This is true since you can compare this story to anyone, a “great” in a novel will always be prompted due to their coincidental acts and change their perspective of making the best of