title and author: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
protagonist: The protagonist is Grant
major characters (excluding protagonist): Miss Emma, Jefferson, Tante' Lou
point of view (be specific 1st, 3rd omniscient, or 3rd limited): 1st person because is telling the story
setting (time and place): 1940s, Bayonne, Louisiana
tone (two or three adjectives): This story is a sad and bitter story because it seems that Grant is angry all the time and someone will die in the book.
irony (2 examples, with brief explanation)
symbols (2 repeated objects or motifs, with brief explanation)
theme (write a specific sentence about an issue or idea) explanation of title: I think the theme is about people learn something, anything they die, something they never knew or probably alwalys wanted to know. I think sometimes it can be that people actually learn about life right before they die.