What religious symbols and references have we seen between pages 11 and 32? What do you believe their significance to be?
Among the religious symbols the sacred heart of Jesus, is one of them. When the boy is in her gypsy house and she is reading his palms, " the old women asked him to sear again while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" Pg. 14. This is a reference to religion because it shows that she will trust the boy only if he swears on her religion. Also another religious symbol is when the King of Salem begins to talk about the Personal Legend. He brings in god multiple times. " It prepares your spirit and your will..." Spirituality has everything to do with religion. It tell you what you believe, and where you are going to go. Your will is able to tie into your spirit with your strength. "... it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe" We are the souls of the universe and the way we give back is to complete your Personal Legend.
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Its important that you connected Spirituality and religion. This book deals with religion and spirituality in unique, interesting ways. Its important to understand the relationship between personal legends and the soul of the universe.
ReplyDeleteScat, I completely agree with your statment on how the heart of Jesus is like a sign of trust. It seems as if santiago has made the biggest promise ever if he swears to the lord. I also think your point on if breaks the promise to her, he is breaking a promise to a religious symbol. I strongly agree on how god will help him on his journey. Great job!
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Dear Scout,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your blog good job. I agree with you in many points, such as how you talked about religon and how important it is to the characters in the book. I enjoyed reading about your opinion on how we are all tied in to the universe some how. I agree with you when you implied that religon and god perpare our spirit and our will for life.
Love, Kira