Jefferson is calm because he now knows that he has a month to live. Before he would act like an animal and eat his grandma’s food off the floor and say things like “Im an old hog” and “I’m going to show you how a old hog eat” (Gaines 83). He even said rude things about Grant’s Girlfriend. In the first few visits his replies were very hostile but now they are more lax. He answers Grants questions and is cooperative with his suggestions. It is if knowing when he is going to die has helped him reach his acceptance to die. He probably felt that being angry is not going to change anything. The radio for Jefferson is pretty much a symbol of entertainment before the day he is supposed to get executed. The radio for Grant is a symbol of individualism