The Parable Of The Sower By Octavia Butler

1. “It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow.” In this quote the author is referring to the rose bush by the prison as being a symbol of the sweet moral lesson offered by Anne Hutchinson, a woman who preached to the Puritans without the male-dominated permission of the Puritan church. Like Hester Prynne, Anne was punished. She was sent to the prison. No matter how small an action is, the culture of a society can respond in rage, loathing disgust, even fear. It is behavior that is learned and passed on through religion and community. In colonial Puritan society people were socialized to be very strict and religious and to punish anyone who behaved in a way that was considered improper. Any kind of sin had an exaggerated evil in the Puritan’s eyes, especially ones regarding marriage and sex. Hester Prynne and Anne Hutchinson are both character representations of women who stood up for the rights of women to live their own lives in a strict society.

Throughout the next few pages her views on Christianity continue to change, as she goes back and forth from having faith in Christ to revisiting her drug and sex crazed life. The meeting of a new preacher and visiting the Church from time to time guides her the way back to God. Towards the last few pages of the writing Lamott is visited by Jesus after illness following a recent abortion, evaporating all of her disbeliefs, fears and enabling her to gradually dispose of the things she felt was immoral in her life, ending with a solid and blessed foundation of trust and faith. Anne Lamott clearly expresses the highs and lows of her Christian walk, enabling the audience to grasp the variety of influences and furthermore illustrating that her spirituality is actually the tie that binds them all together.

This is an analysis of motivating factors in Stephen King’s novel, The Long Walk. This analysis will be connecting some of the themes and terms used in Professor Maclin’s Motivation and Emotion hybrid course to the book’s main character, Garraty and his small group of allies. Physiological needs used in the novel include themes such as the need for homeostasis. Motivation is a strong factor in the novel and will be connected to the textbook’s chapter associated with information about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Finally, this analysis will expand on psychological needs; focusing mostly on the character’s need for relatedness will be covered in relation to the Stephen King novel.

Roselily changes religion so that her children may have a stable home. However, when she describes the transition, she feels trapped, “She thinks of ropes, chains, handcuffs, his religion.”(1, Walker) Roselily feels confined to her new religion, as she compares it to objects that bind things or people. Roselily sacrifices her religion, but why? For that, she is making sacrifices for her children, so that they can have a better life. “Her children at last from underneath the detrimental

While growing up with her father, her religion was forced upon her, as for their punishment the children were sentenced to “the verse”, in which they were required to right out one hundred lines direct from the bible by memory. She doesn’t seem to enjoy the idea of faith, but there is no doubt that she realizes it’s

In Alice Sebold’s novel, The Lovely Bones, the Salmon family learns that their fourteen year old daughter, Susie Salmon, has been raped and murdered. Because of this her father, Jack, sister, Lindsey, and mother, Abigail, all go through their own respective journeys in order to accept this ordeal. During this time of grievance for Susie’s family, her father, Jack, believes that the person responsible for the murder of his daughter is his neighbour, a man named George Harvey, and reports this to detective Len Fenerman. However, Len Fenerman becomes too preoccupied with his affair with Abigail to aid Jack with his suspicions. Meanwhile, Susie’s younger siblings Lindsey and Buckley, try to learn how to cope with the loss of one of their very own, without their parent’s attention to aid them. In The Lovely Bones, Susie’s father, mother, and sister, all explore the theme of grief by going on their own pathways through the five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, in order to come to terms with the brutal murder of their beloved Susie.

In 1821 at a church service, Lee became so overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit that she sermonized extemporaneously, without the elders’ permission. This happened when a visiting Reverend was to preach. He began to give his text which was from Jonah; he began with saying “Salvation is of the Lord”. But he must have lost the Spirit or something because he suddenly became silent and in that same moment Mrs. Lee was prompted by the Spirit of God, jumped to her feet and gave an exhortation on the very text that the Reverend had began to preach from! Lee describes this experience as God’s way of showing the world that she was truly called. But she also describes herself as being incredibly frightened of the repercussions that she would face because of what she had done. She thought that she might be expelled from the church. But to her surprise the Bishop announced to the congregation that she had come to him eight years prior asking to be permitted to preach and that he had denied her, but now believed that she was indeed called to the work. This and subsequent sermons established her as an evangelist whose words could heal hopeless penitents and encourage dying backsliders of any denomination.

The book: The Maid’s Daughter was an amazing account and it was a very fascinating read that talks about the life of a Mexican woman whose journey from Mexico to the United States by becoming a maid for the wealthy elites and in turn raising a daughter at the same time which is quite a story to read about. The author is Mary Romero who is currently a professor of Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. She has received several awards and has written many novels about Latino Culture. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Regis College. I think the main reason why this author chose to write the Maid’s Daughter was because she wanted to talk about what it may be like for immigrant families that come to the United States and the struggles they may face. The Maid’s Daughter focuses on mainly the 1980s in Los Angeles where started working as a Maid and raising her daughter. There are many themes that show what life was like for the Maid’s Daughter such as the life of Carmen, life of Oliva and Carmen’s role as a mom and a maid. If it wasn’t for Carmen’s will to survive it would have posed a greater challenge for both Olivia and her mother to find work.

to her religion and a skeptical father. Two different paths that could enhance his religious ambivalence. Another

Visualize a world where a significant person in your life died from one’s gruesome desire, where that special someone suffered and became a victim of a cruel, mysterious murder. Was the murder itself quick or was it revolting and brutal? Susie Salmon was a victim of a crime that should not be forgiven. In the novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Susie’s past on earth affected people that took part in her life because the past was all that they had of her. Memories of or with Susie were treasured; however, they were also feared by the one who killed Susie’s future.

Q. Discuss how many characters describe Sula’s birthmark which looks different to several people in The Bottom. Does the birthmark reflect their fears or dreams? How so?

“God is Power—infinite, irresistible, inexorable, indifferent. And yet, God is Pliable—trickster, teacher, chaos, clay. God exists to be shaped. God is Change.” (Butler 25). In Parable of the Sower Octavia Butler introduces the concept of religion through her characters specifically Lauren. In a society that is crumbling, religion is seemed to be the only thing striving. The idea that although society could be falling apart many of the characters either cling to their beliefs, or shy away from them. Laurens creation of “Earthseed” proves that in a failing society, the concept of religion somehow still survives.

There would be times where my husband wouldn’t even allow me to go to church. He would be against everything that I would believe.” Angelina and her husband William were constantly arguing over this issue. Like many marriages they started dating as teens, they fell in love got married then had kids “When I met Angelina she was into religion, and she believed in God but not as much as she does now.” William believes that the main factor contributing to her growth in faith is time. “When we were in Mexico we never had time for ourselves, we were always working and if we weren’t working we would be sleeping because we would be exhausted from work. Once we got to the United States I promised her that she wouldn’t have to work anymore, all she had to focus on was the kids and herself so she had a lot of extra time. I guess the extra time she had she dedicated to her faith in God.” As he said this it was clear he was upset, William believed that by going to church every other day and preaching all day Saturday morning she’d focus less on her own kids. And he was

In the novels Oryx and Crake and Frankenstein, mental health impacts the main characters and their everyday lives. Each character has been through different life changes that influence their state of mind. To more thoroughly comprehend what each character is going through, this paper analyzes the life changes that occur due to each characters’ mental state.

Coming from a very religious family, it is a wonder why Adah struggles with believing in God and the greater powers above. Although religion is what landed her in the Congo, Adah lost belief for God after asking the poignant question in Sunday school of why God would allow disabilities; she got sent to the corner kneeling on rice, and as she puts it: “When I finally got up...I found, to my surprise, that I no longer believed in