Dead Man Walking Summary

A DEAD MAN WALKING Matthew Poncelet is sentenced to death for the murder of Walter Delacroix and Hope Percy. He has been closely surveyed by Sister Helen Prejean who is strongly against capital punishment, and today, we are to follow him for his last day. 1500 He meets his family for the last time, and he talks with them homogeneous nothing has ever happened. They laugh together and talk about day-after-day things, but they are also looking back on the past. Its humbling to see a man who will be groundless in a few hours talking with his family without screening signs of anger. Some community are asking about your funeral nd I get hearty angry and I say, Hes not dead yet, hes niggle says. The mood dampens, and you can feel the emptiness in the room. The only unfathomed left to hear is the squeaking from Troys shoes. Its 1845 and the prison guards tell Matthews family to leave. They give him hes possessions which he tells him family to take, except for his boots he wants to die with them. It is hours before he is going to be killed, and he eats his last meal like it didnt matter. Ive never had shrimps before, he says, shoveling them d deliver. Moments before his death, he fin all in ally shows how he regrets, for the freshman time.THE LAST WORDS He is lead to the execution chamber by several police guards. Dead man walking one of them says. They wouldnt let him wear his boots, and it was clearly humiliating for him to have to walk to his own death in that way. They tie him to the chair, and insert the needle. He tells the parents of his victims that he regrets what he has done. He asks for forgiveness. They watch him with a cold and still face, showing no reactions to his words. And finally, the last words I just wanna say I think killin is wrong, no matter who does it, whether its me or yall or your government.