Jefferson's Diary

In Jefferson's first few entries in his diary, he explains everything in a very plain manner. He does not understand why he is doing it, so he merely writes down what he sees at that moment and ends the entry there. A few entries later he improves to writing about what happened that day and who he saw. However, this does not satisfy Grant, and he says he still cannot give him a "B" for his work. Jefferson then begins to include his feelings and deeper thoughts and questions about love and God. This earns him a B+ from Grant and shows that this is the writing that Grant has wanted from Jefferson this whole time. Grant is not only educating him through academics, but also in a kind of spiritual way. Towards the end of his entries, they become shorter and shorter. I think this is because he wants to write anything he can in the tablet during his last few hours. In his last entry he tells Grant that he is strong and that he will die a man. Just by writing this in such a plain manner and accepting his fate, it is obvious that he truly is brave and he is facing this terrible ending as a man.