IN A LESSON BEFORE DYING GRANT AN MS.EMMA GO VISIT JEFFERSON IN JAIL. JEFFERSON IS HELD IN BAYONNE JAIL BUT WHEN THEY GO THEY ASK JEFFERSON SOME QUESTION. JEFFERSON ASK GRANT IS HE GONNA FLIP THE SWITCH AN GRANT TOLD HIM "YEAH". WHEN MS.EMMA HEAR ABOUT THIS SHE WALKS OUT THE CELL CRYING. THE IRONY OF IT IS THAT JEFFERSON FRIEND IS GONNA FLIP THE SWITCH FOR HIM BUT DOESN'T WANT TO. ALSO ANOTHER IRONY IS THAT A BLACK MAN IS GONNA EXCUTE HIS ANOTHER BLACK MAN RIGHT AFTER SLAVERY. THE THEME IS SADENING .