Boko's Story

f. Atticus feels that the adults have made the world the way that it is and the children have to learn to live in that world. They can’t hide from it and need to be exposed to it as early as possible.

Anyone who picks up The Cross and the Switchblade is Wilkerson 's potential audience. He wrote this book in order to share his journey of starting the ministry that we now call Teen Challenge. Most likely, Pentecostals will read this story. Even so, this book can also be an instrument in salvation for others. I believe that Wilkerson understood both of these statements and, thus, wrote his book in such a way to minister to all peoples.

The minister they had once sought for comfort and solace has become a seductive, mysterious stranger with whom nobody can identify. The congregation feels as though Hooper can reach into their souls and see all the inadequacy and sin hidden within. As expressed in the story, "Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of most hardened breast felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind his awful veil, and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought." Because of his vow, the minister is forced into a life of solitude, forever lacking satisfaction and comfort.

Finally, Atticus teaches his children about racism and morals by defending Tom Robinson. Atticus knows he will not win the trial but decides to defend Tom in a case of personal moral

The emotions of the trial are running high for everyone. Jem, Scout and Dill are sitting in the balcony with the black people of the town. When it was the prosecutors turn Mr.Gilmer started to drill Tom hard. Dill’s emotions took over and he broke into emotional tears knowing that something was wrong. For the first time Scout realizes a change in Dill and tries to comfort him outside. The children are sitting with the blacks who hear Dill’s crys showing that he is full of compassion for the guiltless man.

People have different opinions and views on subjects and we won’t always agree with them or understand why they think that way. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” I like that Atticus is teaching his kids valuable lessons. We don’t know what makes someone act or dress or do the things they do, so we make assumptions and conclusions in order to “understand”, but the only true way of understanding someone is through sympathy and compassion.

It shows how the book is informative on how people treat slaves and whites as not equal, and also sees the daily/ extreme lengths people will go to seek

The story also shows how Father Flynn is having suspious behaviors and acts a different way. Sister James asks a question in the seventh part of the play is the sermon is meant for and he answer her by saying “What do you think” (Shanley 1781). He also tells

In the story “Salvation”, by Langston Hughes, the church hosts a revival for the community. However, it is not a normal revival, the children are forced to go and get saved. The story conveys an underlying message of how adult family members put too much pressure on the youth of the family. Langston Hughes conveys this theme through the setting in the church and the characters.

As a reader, it is important to be aware of the impact of the narrative voice in a text. Discuss in relation to the narrative voice in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’.

     One major character found in the book is Frank’s mother, Angela. Angela is a very kind, loving mother who would do anything for her children. Struck by poverty in Ireland, Angela is forced to plead for clothing, furniture, etc. from the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Angela sacrifices her pride, unlike her husband, in order to provide for the family. Angela becomes extremely outraged when she is discriminated for her social class. Angela is not a very religious person, however she respects the church, and is proud of her son, Frank, when he completes his first communion. And she also respects her husband’s decision to teach Frank to become an altar boy. Angela is a good mother. She teaches her children to be hardworking men who have a high standard for good virtue and humanity. She herself however does not practice this. Instead, of moving into her sister’s home, she moves to her cousin, Laman Griffin’s home where she must succumb to becoming his lover. Frank condemns her for this, and for begging upon a church.

In the church the pastor quotes about the justification of slavery and all the cruel acts done to slaves. If taking this into account it is easily seen why slaves hearing about this every Sunday would not identify with this religion. Most slaves used Christianity as a way to have a day off or for marriage in order to keep their nuclear family together. Dele and John both laugh at the idea of being saved as to question what type of god would let slaves suffer so much. The next morning after Sarnay has read some of the bible she stole she finds out the Preacher has twisted the words of the bible in order to reciprocate his own message. Christianity and other religions have always been misinterpreted in the use of justifying slavery and this one scene sums up how the slaves truly felt about

Dialogue is the way that the author is able to tell the story using different characters. Mildred Taylor. “Stacy,’ said Little Man excitedly, ‘Whaddaya think they gonna do us? Burn us?” (Taylor 53). The children just heard the dangers of what might happen to them, if they were, found guilty, for destroying the bus. The readers lean that even children’s lives, are in danger, to keep an unfair peace. This concludes, the mood for the story “Its… it’s them again. They’s ridin’ tonight” (Taylor 60). Mr. Avery said this, after he received information, that the KKK is riding. He recommends that they all stay close, and be prepared for anything. This shows that the blacks live in a constant fear of being attacked and separated from their families. The mood is that life is to valuable to risk, therefore you need to always be away of

The short story “Diary of a Parish Clerk” begins with an introduction of a pastor, the pastor’s son, and a peasant boy. The peasant boy’s father dies shortly and the

P3 _________________________ is the clergyman from whose point of view the story is largely told.