Dec 16: A Lesson Before Dying Chapters 6 - 7

Today, we completed chapters 6-7 questions. I learned that Jefferson is still in jail and some characters in the story think that they should not visit Jefferson. It impacted me because it would be hard for me to step in those shoes and act the same way whether to see someone in jail before the person has a sentence. I will use this knowledge to understand that going to see someone in jail right before they are given a sentence will be hard but I have to eat it and deal with it. I feel sick today.

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