Tomorrow

"Tomorrow" by Faulkner is a short story where the narrator tells a story about an old strange man, and a court case.  The story is really about why the case turned out how it did.  The old man, Jackson, is the only man in a jury who will not agree with the rest.  The whole story finally leads up to why he is so stubborn.  Jackson's whole life was hard and dreary.  The only woman he ever loved refused to marry him until she was on her death bed.  Even his own child was not of his blood.  He worked hard on either a farm or a sawmill his whole life, and didn't have any schooling.  But he loved his son, despite the fact that it was not his.  His "son" eventually was convicted of a crime.  Jackson even believes his son was wrong, but refuses to allow a guilt plea.  Nobody, except for the narrator, his uncle, and Jackson, ever know why Jackson acts the way he does.