Luke Ripley: A Father's Story By Andre Dubus

The Misfit is seen as being a part of reality and only believing what he sees with physical evidence. He also stays true to his morals of what he believes is right and wrong, especially when it comes to showing the equality of no mercy among the family members. Both characters reveal their use of Jesus, the spiritual battle that inhibits them and their concepts of reality. All of this gives insight to how there are no good or bad characters at the finale of this story. The battle of morality between the two characters only shows the

Juan, with numerous failed attempts in getting his family to safety, once lost his patience with God crying, “What’s wrong with You? I thought we had a deal!” (137). As the chapter progresses, Juan suddenly experiences religious inspiration, and “instead of feeling abandoned by God, he felt close to Him” (138) showing how frustration generates a stronger connection between man and God. In addition, Doña Margarita teaches Salvador to avoid frustration by using the power of God “for this is God’s great plan, that people rise up beyond their personal hatreds” (471).

Walking Backwards written by Catherine Austen is a novel written in a form of a journal. Twelve-year-old Josh shares his emotions after losing his mom from a car accident. His mother had a snake phobia, and as she was driving, a snake found its way in the car, leading her to crash into a tree. After losing his mother, Josh now has to take care of his four-year-old brother, Sammy, and do some house chores such as laundry and cooking because his father is too occupied with building a time machine. Throughout the novel, Josh deals with different types of emotions that have affected him since his mother’s death.

To begin, as Kumalo’s daughter, Gertrude, entered his life once again, he turned to God to be able to love her again because of the mistakes she had made throughout her time in Johannesburg. When Kumalo and his daughter discussed her negative decisions, Paton added

Throughout Vaill’s previously mentioned letter to Gold, he consistently references the former controversy over Northrop-Ridge marriage. Although Vaill acknowledges that he admires Boudinot and recognizes he is a faithful Christian student, he also communicates his concern regarding another engagement between an “Indian” Foreign Mission School student and white agent, “…that so far as there is danger, so far it will be wrong” (93). In another letter to a family member, Vaill stresses once more that he does not advise against the intermarriage because of “dissimilarity of complexion, for that I care nothing about” (letter to Mary Gold Brinsmade, 2 August 1825). However, in order to ensure the survival and continuing legacy of the school, Vaill believes Boudinot ought to “prove himself faithful to Christ, & grateful to his Christian benefactors; & of great good to his Nation.

The functions of the other family members are, her only son Bailey who she pushes around to get her way, bailey’s wife a young and quite person and the two unruly children John Wesley and June Star. 2. The Misfit philosophic position is he seriously inquiry’s the meaning of his life and his role in it the Misfit scrutinized his experiences to find a moral lesson in them. When the Misfit said “that Jesus thown everything off balance”, he is referring to the fact that he felt he should have been these to witness the event in doing this he would not have become the man he is now.

Pilate’s father, saddened by his wife’s death, has named his daughter after randomly picking her name out of the Bible. But the name is Pilate, the one who sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion. His reasoning to keep this name even after the midwife has told him he shouldn’t do it is that he had asked God to save his wife and his prayers were not heard, so he is now looking at his daughter as the one that sentenced his wife to death. But there is more to her birth than this, another aspect of it that shows that Morrison was making Pilate into a Christ figure. Pilate’s birth is a magical event just like the birth of Jesus.

Anne Bradstreet’s difficulty with accepting her faith revolves around her devotion to her husband. She had a different approach to expressing her faith than many other Puritans. Bradstreet followed her religion in hopes that her actions would lead to her husband being brought to salvation. She expresses these actions when writing, “That when we live no more, we may live ever. ”(Bradstreet 12).

James and Octavia’s relationship characterizes a unique paradigm of mother and son affection. Simultaneously, she must also fill in the fatherly love James is deprived of due to his father’s absence, which plays an important role in how she raises James. A mother’s love is unconditional and nurturing, however, Octavia provides a “harsh” standard of love with the expectation that James will mature into an independent man. At a young age, James learned to display no gesture of vulnerability. As much as he wishes to convey love to his mother, he need to refrain because, she says, “that’s weakness and that’s crybaby stuff” (1).

It is contradictory, confusing, wrong, and sometimes fake. Creon claims his ideas and makes it clear that the state is his first priority; however, his pride clouds the true definition of state to him. Antigone rambles on about her faith to her dead family and the gods, but does not appreciate her sister as much as her dead relatives. Haimon makes it obvious that he is obedient of his father, but he truthfully is devoted to his love for Antigone. Not everything that makes itself obvious is true in life, and this goes the same for something as simple as the concept of loyalty, faith, and

The ending is heavily influenced by Tolstoy’s desire for a Christian revival—he not only becomes more religious, but believes society as a whole should fall back on the faith (Ress). The ending is Christian because it shows the Christian moral that it is never too late to be forgiven by God. Ivan Ilych feels his son kiss his hand and realizes that “though his life had not been what it should have been, this could still be rectified…he felt sorry for [his son],” (Tolstoy 62). By feeling sorry for his son, Ivan Ilych shows compassion for someone else and acts in a way that will benefit his son instead of an act for personal gain. Ivan Ilych, although acting for himself throughout his entire life, saves himself with this small act of kindness just before his death.

Langston Hughes used rhetoric words in his story “Salvation,” to provide foreshadows, and emotional appeals to his struggles in becoming religiously saved. Hughes began his story by stating “I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen (179).” The irony in this opening is that Hughes initially believed in the presence of Jesus, but unexpected pressures pushed him to betray and deceive his faith. The setting of Hughes struggles took place in a religious ceremony in his Auntie Reed’s church. In this service, many young children like Hughes were gathered to be spiritually cleansed by the light of Jesus.

They are highly skeptical of religion. Yet they are still thirsty for transcendence. But when we portray God as a cosmic buddy, we lose them (they have enough friends). When we tell them that God will give them a better marriage and family, it’s white noise (they’re delaying marriage and kids or forgoing them altogether). When we tell them they’re special, we’re merely echoing what educators, coaches, and parents have told them their whole lives.

For some people it can be the only reason for existence. These are the people who dedicate their whole lifes to move up in a church or please god by doing things for their religion. For example, monks that spend all their time in religious obedience. For other people it can be a median to their problems or sense of awareness. They feel a certain way, then go to church and feel like they are individually spoken to, so in a way they feel a sense of relieve from their problems, and comfort for the awareness they feel they have about themselves.

Holden thought about James Castle when Phoebe asked him about what he likes, Holden randomly think about the two nuns and James Castle, but this is not a coincidence. James Castle is a Holden’s classmate at Elkton Hills, whom died nobly, not surrendering to Phil Stabile and his six friend’s oppression and violence about taking the word back about Stabile. Similarly, Holden seize the adult world with phoniness, and struggle though out his teenager life, willing to sacrifice himself to save children from falling into this phoniness world. Readers understand the significance about Holden’s worship to James Castle and is motivated by his action, but Holden sees very limited information about the significance between himself and James