The reason for choosing this passage was very obvious to me. As a reader, I predicted that once Jeanette was of an older age she would see life differently then her mother and she did. It is not that she did not love God and church, because she did. She just saw life differently then from the others that belonged to her church.
Being a member of her church was difficult for her because she was so different. It was getting too complicated for her in the fact that everyone considered a demon child. It was getting harder for her to keep hiding her secret. She did not believe that she belonged with the church although she loved God very much.
She was a servant of God. She loved him deeply. This is why she had no problem joining the church functions. Her mother considers her a sinner. But she realizes that all servants of God are sinners. You can sin and God will forgive you for all of them. This is why she feels that the church was getting too complicated for her. She knew that she was different and it was not the devil, it was just the way she felt. She had no problem following through with her own emotions. For a reader this is when I first consider Jeanette and strong person.
She does not think or believe the was the rest of the church does. She believes in God and forever hold their relationship close to her heart. As I predicted should did one day would feel differently from the others of her church.
I think that Jeanette's discovery that the church is the cause of her problems, as opposed to Jeanette being the problem herself, is a vital element of the plot. She finally comes to the terms with the fact that she cannot eliminate the problems she faces because they're out of her hands. By acknowledging that she does not have the power to change the problem, she is eventually able to accept herself for who she is.
ReplyDeleteI like how you choose this passage because it seems very accurate and true. I am glad that Jeanette realized that she can love god and follow her heart as well.
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