Mariam A Christ Figure Analysis

Her quality of existence deteriorated from there: she got betrayed by Jalil, her mother committed suicide, and Jalil’s wives forced her to marry a wicked widow, Rasheed.

By beating Rasheed with a shovel and killing him with it, Mariam reveals that she has finally decided to stand up to Rasheed for Laila and herself. Because Mariam stood up to Rasheed and killed him, now Mariam and Laila have lifted a huge burden off their shoulders and Laila can live with Tariq and her children. Mariam learns that if she wants to be happier in life she has to make her own decisions, like killing Rasheed. If she had not defended Laila, Rasheed could have killed Laila, and Mariam would have continued to live a stressful life. Throughout the book, Miriam endures on-going violence and abuse and she begins to make poor choices; she also begins to act out violently as means of learning to cope with her surroundings. Her actions drastically changed the course of her life for herself as well as others for worse and for better.

* Communion is a way of saying, “I’m with you, I like you, and we form a community together.” People would only eat dinner with someone that they are comfortable with. That’s the importance about food. Any meal would represent sharing and peace. But at times, it could be considered a bad thing. An example I can come up with is when Snow White ate the apple a strange looking old woman just decided to give to her.

“Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion”, a chapter in How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster, begins with the claim that meals are commonly a source of symbolism in literature. Communion, as Foster defines, does not necessarily have to refer to something religious. Foster argues instead that in communion in literature, which is as simple as two characters eating and drinking together, is only worth including if it has a deeper meaning. The point an author is trying to impress upon the reader is that the gesture of putting something in your body is so personal that it is a symbol of trust and friendship among two people taking part in communion. This can be used in many different ways, as Foster demonstrates by contrasting

When discussing the Bible’s New Testament, there are several individuals aside from Jesus that gander a lot of attention. It is not uncommon to hear pastors and priest preaching about the disciples that walked with the messiah during his time of great works during a Sunday service. There are many lessons to be learned from the experiences of and trails faced by the men that knew best. However, even though the Bible is considerable a masculine text, there are many notable women sprinkled throughout it. Most notable, of course, would be the mother of Jesus, Mary. She made several appearances throughout the Gospel from the moment the angel came to her and said “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28) to let her know that she was going to be the mother of the “Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:32) to the moment she stood witness to the crucifixion of that Son. Today, after Jesus, Mary – sometimes also called The Virgin Mary – is among those most revered in the Bible. However, she is not the only Mary to have close ties to the Biblical savior. There are actually at least three other Marys to walk along side with Jesus at some point, but none more conversational than Mary Magdalene.

A communion doesn’t only happen in church, as that is the most common meaning, but communions can happen anywhere and mean anything. Thomas C. Foster says on page 8 of his ‘How to Read Literature Like a Professor’, that communion is an act of sharing and peace, since if you’re breaking bread you’re not breaking heads.’ Thomas C. Foster also says on page 11 ‘Think of all those movies where a soldier shares his C rations with a comrade, or a boy his sandwich with a stray dog; from the overwhelming message of loyalty, kinship, and generosity, you get a sense of how strong a value

In How to Read Literature Like a Processor the scene of people eating together is considered to be communion. “Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s a communion” (8). Food was mentioned a few times in the second section on Divine Right’s trip. The some different times food were seen was once at Eddie’s funeral and then later on when D.R. ate with Marcella’s family. D.R. also discussed what his grandmother would make when he traveled home to visit. I think these notes of food and how it was eaten is very telling of how D.R. is interpreting and valuing life in general. The first tie to food this week, was at Eddie’s funeral right before Estelle and D.R. we’re leaving. “D.R. and Reed came in from the kitchen, eating chili and rice sandwiches. D.R.

In The Hobbit, the dinner scene at the beginning is an act of communion because they are all sitting at the table sharing thought on how they are going to complete their upcoming quest. It all started when Gandalf showed up at Bilbo’s house. Gandalf asked Bilbo if he wanted to go on an adventure, but Bilbo declines, but he does invite Gandalf over to have some tea with him. The next morning, Bilbo hears the doorbell ringing and he thought it was Gandalf, but when he answered the door it was a dwarf who just pushed him to the side and entered taking

Mariam is in absolute disbelief when Jalil’s wives instruct her to marry a forty-five year old man immediately while Jalil watches speechlessly and approves of the arranged, instant, forced marriage. After less than a month of living with her father, his wives find the perfect opportunity to remove Mariam from the household which simultaneously abolishes the last trace of her father’s scandalous mistake of an affair with his housekeeper, Mariam’s mother.

The novel, Under the Feet of Jesus, was written by Helena Maria Vivamontes portrays the arduous life of a young girl named Estrella. Estrella is an sullened, yet bewildered child as she faces adversity through her appearance and presumed race. She is presumably a Mexican immigrant who works in a rather remote farm tending crops. Through her occupation, Estrella is depicted as a grimy child as she is uncleaned from farming crops. The quote “But some of of the teachers were concerned about the dirt under her fingernail” portrays her constant filth stemming from her given lifestyle.

After many years of dealing with their awful husband he pushes mariam and Laila over the edge and they murder him. They try to run away with their child but are caught and sent to jail. Now that story may not seem filled with

Dining scenes each have their own significance and meaning throughout different stories. As said in Thomas C. Fosters book How to Read Literature Like A Professor “Communion doesn’t need to be holy” (Foster 9). Communion is the act of sharing between people, which bring peace among them.

Rasheed is about to kill Laila and to save her Mariam commits murder. “Mariam wished for so much in those final moments…one last time, Mariam did as she was told.” (329) Mariam hands herself over to the Taliban who execute her. For many years of her life, the future had no meaning. But, as she walks to her death, Mariam wishes she could have a longer life.

Communion scenes and passages are not always set up or established along a biblical or holy basis

Mariam was born to a maid who worked for Mariam’s father Jalil Khan. Jalil had three wives and yet he still had a child with Mariam’s mother Nana. His wives were ashamed of their maid and forced Jalil to kick her out of the house and live in a kolba outside of their home town. Mariam was born on the floor of her kolba with no doctor to help her mother. Nana had to cut the cord herself with a knife. This is similar to how Jesus was born in the manger where animals slept at night. This is just one of many ways Mariam is Christlike.