Sacrifice In Ernest J. Gaines A Lesson Before Dying

Many stories can relate to others, but these in particular show the most. The “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines displays many things. It also relates to many. But one that relates the most is “From whom the bell trolls” by John Donne. They have a lot in common and relate to many topics. One thing they talk about is sacrifice. Sacrifice is when one gives their needs to someone else, even if it involves one’s life on the line. In “A lesson before dying,” Grant said, “I don’t know when I’m going to die, Jefferson. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe today. That’s why I try to live as well as I can every day and not hurt people. (Chapter 17) This shows how Grant sacrificed himself to keep others well. This also shows it in "From whome

Another thing they have in common is responsibility. Responsibilty is a sense of weight and a duty that one has. There are many examples in “A Lesson before dying” and one example is when Grant said “Do I know how a man is supposed to die? I’m still trying to find out how a man should live.” This shows that Grant has the responsibility of showing Jefferson how to be a man even if he does not know himself. This also shows in From whom the bell trolls If a clod is washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. This displays how the clod is responsible for europe and if it washed away europe is less the clod is responsible for making europe more. Another similarity they have is that they talk about death and how it affects everyone. In From whom the bell trolls it says For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. This indicates how the bell would sound to someone and shows that death is always around. “There was always news coming back to the quarter about someone who had been killed or sent to prison for killing someone else: Snowball, stabbed to death at a nightclub in Port Allen; Claudee, killed by a woman in New Orleans; Smitty, sent to the state penitentiary at Angola for