A+Leason+Before+Dying-+Asha+Henderson

Book: A Lesson Before Dying Character: Jefferson Shemar Moore [|click here]

Character: Grant Michael B. Jordan [|click here]

Character:Miss Emma Oprah Whinfrey [|click here]

Character: Tante Lou Madea [|click here]

Character: Vivian Keke Palmer [|click here]



"Were you there when they crucified my Lord?" Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Ohh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) Tremble Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed Him to the cross? Were you there when they nailed Him to the cross? (Ohh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) Tremble Were you there when they nailed Him to the cross?

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? (Ohh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) Tremble Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

Well, were you there when the stone was rolled away? Were you there when the stone was rolled away? (Ohh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) Tremble Were you there when the stone was rolled away? I chose this song for the scene of Jeffersons execution. This song shows how people were scared when The Lord was executed and scared, the same way with Jeffersons execution. People were scared for him and did not think it as fair. The people doing the execution or who sentenced the execution were ok with it just like Lords execution. [|Click here] 

"The Secret Marriage" No earthly church has ever blessed our union No state has ever granted us permission No family bond has ever made us two No company has ever earned commission

No debt was paid no dowry to be gained No treaty over border land or power No semblance of the world outside remained To stain the beauty of this nuptial hour

The secret marriage vow is never spoken The secret marriage never can be broken

No flowers on the alter No white veil in your hair No maiden dress to alter No bible oath to swear

The secret marriage vow is never spoken <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The secret marriage never can be broken  <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">

<span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I chose this song for the relationship between Grant and Tante Lou (his girlfriend) the scene where they are sitting at the table and Tante Lou tells him her xhusband found out about them. They have a secret relationship where they don't tell their families, friends, or anyone. This song is about a secret marriage and how no one knows, much like this scene. <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">[|Click here] <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">

<span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">"Strange Fruit" <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Pastoral scene of the gallant South The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burnin' flesh

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop

<span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I chose this song for the over all theme of the book. This book is written in a time of racism and segregation. This songs explains what went on in the south and how pie ole hated the blacks. <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">[|Click here]

<span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">"Innocent" <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Alone. He doesn't want to face the prejudice. Afraid. While the fear lies in the ignorant. All love is legitimate. It is hatred that is the enemy. An innocent man portrayed as being guilty. What crime is love between two people. The crime is hatred caused by ignorance of difference. Have to open my eyes to see a wider range. Have to open my mind. I'm the one that need to change. Difference. Have to open my eyes to see a wider range. I'm the one that need to change. Change is unavoidable. Understanding. Have to open my eyes to see a wider range. Have to open my mind. I'm the one that need to change. Change is unavoidable. Understanding. Difference. Have to open my eyes to see a wider range. Have to open my mind. I'm the one that need to change. Change is unavoidable. Ignorance breeds intolerance. Love is all powerful. Hatred is a weakness. No limits on love. Have to open my eyes to see a wider range. Have to open my mind. I'm the one that need to change

<span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I chose this song because it shows that racism can be why a innocent man is charged guilty. In the scene where Jefferson is charged guilty, it shows the racism in the south as well as this song. <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">[|Click here]