But he didn't tell me that my aunt would help them do it'" (Gaines, 79). Grant believes at this point that dignity is something he can only find -- and is supposed to find -- outside of his community and away from the relationships and ties that he has there, including his maternal bond to his aunt.
As the novel progresses, however, Grant begins to realize how necessary the community is to his own happiness, if not his very survival. This transformation is not complete by the end of the novel, but Grant has begun to change or at least question many of his beliefs, including his attitude towards God and religion, and certainly in his attitude, hopes, and feelings for Jefferson. Perhaps most telling in Grant's search for dignity and identity within his community is his relationship with Vivian. Though she is still married and the relationship is therefore quite clandestine as it would be morally unacceptable to the community, she is also what Grant credits for drawing him back into the community. It is interesting that even in this relationship, he is unable to truly define his own role -- Vivian's attachment to her children and her not-quite-ex-husband forces restraints and a certain lack of dignity even in the area of love. But Grant finally admits that the benefits he receives from Vivian's love more than outweigh the burdens it comes with. This mirrors his shifting attitude towards Jefferson.
Grant initially resists helping Jefferson because he has given up on his community. His former teacher told him that the South would only break him down as it does all black people born there, and this is a lesson he carried with him throughout college and an aborted move to California. The longer Grant spent out of his community, the more detached he became from its principles and the less he cared about its future -- or so he thought. During this time, he also became the selfish, bitter, and sometimes even brutal man we see by turns throughout the novel. There are other details in the novel that suggest that his personality...
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