The Childhood Of Jesus And The Purple Hibiscus - 2112 Words

The Childhood of Jesus and The Purple Hibiscus are two completely different novels that, I found no correlation between on the surface level. It wasn’t until I did more research and took a look at each author’s background that I was able to find common themes used in each story to leave the reader questioning the purpose of each book, to leave the reader questioning the purpose of the ways of life. Referring back to the common theme of â€Å"Innocence† and Blake’s use of children to express innocence, we may begin to conjure up ideas as to why Coetzee chose to present the character, David as a child and why there are several loose ends to the story. We are provoked by the title, The Childhood of Jesus to explore the many possibilities as to how this book works as an allegory and the parallelism between Jesus and David. In the Childhood of Jesus, the â€Å"Third Brother Story† serves a function in the novel: David strongly identifies with the third brother and wishes to become a life saver, which points out his correlation with Jesus more directly. Also at this point, we come across the component of story-telling, which has been a common theme among our novels and shows the importance of it in Literature. Simà ³n arrives in a strange, new place and has to adapt to the people around him and the way they live. This world has some utopian characteristics such as: flats and buses and courses at the Institute. Simà ³n’s coworkers at the wharf are content with their labor and the way theyShow MoreRelatedReligion Is A Way Of Life Essay2254 Words   |  10 Pagesvalues of a society is seen to have been developed from the commandments of its most practised religion. For example in the UK the norms and values of â€Å"hospitality and kindness† can be described to have being developed from the biblical teachings of Jesus Christ in Mark 12:31 which say â€Å"Love your neighbour as yourself†. Although, in the contemporary UK, the 2011 census showed that 32.84% of its population can potentially argue about themselves not being religious but it can be counter-argued that they