Melba's Faith: Word count 240 In the book Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba possesses a great deal of faith. Melba's grandmother tells her that God expects a lot more of their family, because they have been blessed. This stars the foundation for Melba's faith. At a very young age, Melba writes in her diary as a way to talk to God and ask for help. Melba would not have taken the time to write to God had she not had faith he was listening to her.
In the last paragraph Janie has an epiphany. Finally, “parts of her heart” are used to react with Joe when she never has before. Janie uses her heart to see Jody's image “shattered” because he “never was” who she is looking for
Ethan knows that Pattyn doesn’t have a very good home life so he gives her a gun, for self-defense. Once Pattyn is home she finds out that she has become pregnant over the summer. She decides to confide in her “friends” and all they end up doing is tell everyone, including Pattyn’s mother. Now the little relationship between Pattyn and you mom, is now lost. The only person she has left to turn to is Ethan.
This differs from how Lily acts because Lily relies on others to help make her happy. One of the reasons that June does not want to marry Neil is because she does not want to admit that she might actually need him. She is afraid of letting someone know that she needs them because the last time she fell in love he left her. “Ever since Melvin Edwards backed out of your wedding all those years back, you’ve been afraid of love, refusing to take a chance” (211). August knows that June is afraid to fall in love again because the last man that she fell in love with left her.
In a letter to Linda, her grandmother reminds her that even though she may not be on Earth much longer, they will always have a connection through God and they will see each other in heaven someday. She also says, “Strive, my child, to train them for God’s children” (pg.220). These final words that Linda reads from her grandmother really summarizes the biggest religious impact in her life, her grandmother’s faith. It is her grandmother that keeps Linda’s hopes up throughout the book by telling her that god is always with them and that someday he will repay them for their suffering. She is the source of faith and a citadel type place for Linda to go when she loses in hope in what she is doing and fighting for.
You can see this though many ways. One way is the way she refers to how things happen during her time as a captive. She sees everything that happens to her during this time and her life as God’s will. She believes that everything happens for a reason and looks to God. During her time when she was lost in the wilderness she states, “I cannot but admire at the wonderful power and goodness of God to me (112).” She wasn’t afraid to admit her faith; she confesses it throughout the entire narrative.
But although her physical strength does not continue, she shows that her Spiritual strength is everlasting as “the Lord renewed my strength still, and carried me along, that I might see more of his Power.” (45) Rowlandson and her child pull through as “the Lord upheld me with his gracious and merciful Spirit, and we were both alive to see the light of the next morning.” (46) Although her trials continue, Mary Rowlandson cries out to God and depends on Him. In her third and final remove, Rowlandson experiences her most difficult trial. With the death of her child, she continues to rely on God. She “thought since of the wonderfull goodness of God” (46) for preserving her life when she otherwise may be inclined to take it. As she is forced to part with her daughter, her last familiarity in her terrible journey, her faith in our Lord remains undiminished.
Major stereotypes were filled in (give year). She also explained how her manners and being kind to others led her to the lord who took care of her. This represented her roots and how culture came to part of her lifestyle and how she incorporated it into her life. Throughout her stories one thing stayed consistent, this was her consistent showing of respect. Reflection Reading the story of Charity Anderson was a real privilege because it showed me how your entire life can reflect upon your morals.
The grandmother is obviously Christian and begins to pray when she learns that The Misfit may take her life. She tells The Misfit to pray saying that Jesus will help him if he did, but then she changes her views on her own religion just by chance that The Misfit may not take her life. In the end, the grandmother is shot three times in the chest by The Misfit when she reaches out to try and touch him. Even by changing all her morals and values, telling The Misfit she knows he is a good man, it still is not enough to save her
Ruth, in The Color of Water, exemplifies this quote because she completely disregards her own self-esteem. Instead, she ignores what other people, including her own her family, think of her as long as she can accomplish succumbing to her values. Both her black acquaintances and white acquaintances do not understand her association with blacks and decide to ridicule her. Despite this ridicule, she continues to live independently so that she can support her children. Rachel also decides to keep up the church that her husband started despite the death of her husband.