Issues on Grant

   As the book began, we were introduced to a character named Grant, an educated black male. He resides with his Aunt named Tante Lou and is a school teacher for children in his community. You can see that he is a troubled individual and is conflicted not only within the environment he is in, but also within himself.
   Growing up in the community that he did had made his outlook on the world different from others. When he was in the University he had participated within the church to please his Aunt. After years of studying, up to his last year, he no longer believed in the teachings of the church. As the years continued on, he had begun to slowly separate from the congregation. In doing so, he noticed that his decision had affected his Aunt and how it saddened her. Even after all his education, people still considered Grant inferior. Their treatment upset him but what outraged him even more was that he said and did nothing. When it comes to Jefferson, no one believes that he can complete the task. Even he doesn't believe that it can be done but he does it because of his Aunt. He tried to escape the worries and pressures of his Aunt and the community by visiting his parents in California. Something compelled him to return, he wanted to escape so bad, but his love for his community is more.
    Grant believes that if he changes his geographical location, that maybe things wont be so bad. However some of these problems would disappear, but the ones within him wont. Those problems would haunt him knowing he could have done something to change them, but didn't. As the book carries on, hopefully he will be able to resolve some of these problems.