1. John, one of the main characters, feels guilty because he masturbated in the boy’s bathroom at school. Masturbating, is not something John should be ashamed of, it’s a natural occurrence that shouldn’t be frowned upon. It lets out sexual frustration by yourself instead of on another man or woman. Throughout the book, John struggles with religion, his religion forbids a man and woman to conjugate before marriage, as demonstrated in the beginning of the book with the Elisha and Ella Mae scandal. Now, in modern times, it seems natural to have sex before marriage but John, the seemingly ideal son of a pastor, thinks that all forms of exploring sexuality is forbidden which is inaccurate and backwards even in his time.
2. John’s father, Gabriel, yells at his wife, Elizabeth, for not taking better care of their children, following the event where Roy gets shot. Gabriel’s backwards thinking is the reason their are ignorant people in the world. Although it is 1935 in the novel, Gabriel should understand the atrocious ways he is treating his wife, a black woman. Gabriel himself is an African American pastor who deals with bigotry daily due to his skin pigmentation and his choice in profession, he shouldn’t take it out on his wife and kids. The bible teaches man to treat your spouse by helping them in chores if needed. If Gabriel has a problem with the way a mother of four handles her kids then maybe he should help sometimes or even spend a day in her shoes. 3. …show more content…
This quote resonates within oneself because it produces such a troubling thought. If a child dies because of the large amount of sin in them passed from their mother, do they burn in hell? Even though they can’t think for themselves at such an early stage in life, are they in limbo, AKA purgatory, according to the Catholics? Can mothers be saved for sending their innocent baby to Hell? All of these questions could be found in the Bible, however, it just seems counterintuitive for Christian belief to sentence an innocent child to Hell for the sins their mother committed.
4. Page 136 of Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin, is full of descriptive and powerful imagery of sin. The way that sin is described by Gabriel, entices even the most loyal Christian. Coupled with references from the Bible, and juxtaposition of words such as “not belief but unbelief, not humility but pride” (136). Gabriel’s preaching brought tears to many eyes and even seduced another member into the Temple of the Fire Baptized. Although it wouldn’t convince a reader to convert to Christianity, it still preaches to the believers of the Lord and Jesus Christ. 5. Elizabeth’s aunt tells Elizabeth this when Elizabeth expresses the desire to leave her hometown and take her father with her to wherever she goes. Elizabeth’s aunt’s excuse is an insult to God and herself. God would not want a believer of his to be selfish and keep Elizabeth around for their own selfish reason. If the main component of Christianity is to please God then they’re wrong. The only thing a Christian has to do to be ensured a spot in heaven is to believe that Jesus died for their sins and is their lord and saviour. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The speaker of the poem is a woman who is subjected to female gender role jobs, like
2. John’s father, Gabriel, yells at his wife, Elizabeth, for not taking better care of their children, following the event where Roy gets shot. Gabriel’s backwards thinking is the reason their are ignorant people in the world. Although it is 1935 in the novel, Gabriel should understand the atrocious ways he is treating his wife, a black woman. Gabriel himself is an African American pastor who deals with bigotry daily due to his skin pigmentation and his choice in profession, he shouldn’t take it out on his wife and kids. The bible teaches man to treat your spouse by helping them in chores if needed. If Gabriel has a problem with the way a mother of four handles her kids then maybe he should help sometimes or even spend a day in her shoes. 3. …show more content…
This quote resonates within oneself because it produces such a troubling thought. If a child dies because of the large amount of sin in them passed from their mother, do they burn in hell? Even though they can’t think for themselves at such an early stage in life, are they in limbo, AKA purgatory, according to the Catholics? Can mothers be saved for sending their innocent baby to Hell? All of these questions could be found in the Bible, however, it just seems counterintuitive for Christian belief to sentence an innocent child to Hell for the sins their mother committed.
4. Page 136 of Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin, is full of descriptive and powerful imagery of sin. The way that sin is described by Gabriel, entices even the most loyal Christian. Coupled with references from the Bible, and juxtaposition of words such as “not belief but unbelief, not humility but pride” (136). Gabriel’s preaching brought tears to many eyes and even seduced another member into the Temple of the Fire Baptized. Although it wouldn’t convince a reader to convert to Christianity, it still preaches to the believers of the Lord and Jesus Christ. 5. Elizabeth’s aunt tells Elizabeth this when Elizabeth expresses the desire to leave her hometown and take her father with her to wherever she goes. Elizabeth’s aunt’s excuse is an insult to God and herself. God would not want a believer of his to be selfish and keep Elizabeth around for their own selfish reason. If the main component of Christianity is to please God then they’re wrong. The only thing a Christian has to do to be ensured a spot in heaven is to believe that Jesus died for their sins and is their lord and saviour. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The speaker of the poem is a woman who is subjected to female gender role jobs, like