As the author employs shifting points of view in the novel's final chapters, Bobby examined each of those chapters, identified the shifting points of view, and discussed the author's purpose in utilizing this device. We commented on the "unreliable" narrator as an element of the first person narrative and explored why the third person omniscient allowed the author to illustrate how the white racist society that condemned the innocent Jefferson to death refused to accept responsibility for or to acknowledge the brutality of the imposed death sentence . As our final essay on the novel explores character change and development , we reviewed Jefferson's diary and Bobby highlighted entries that evidenced the change in Jefferson's attitude and character. Last, we examined the essay question and discussed how to form a topic sentence and an introduction paragraph based on the prompt. For homework, -write introductory paragraph in response to essay question.