Writing response to The Power and the Glory
In the jail scene in the novel The Power and the Glory the whiskey priest as he is called has been arrested and taken to jail for a crime of treason, that being the possession of religion, which is viewed as dangerous to the government’s total authority. As he is simply looking for peace in this 12 x 12 cell, he is repeatedly harassed for cigarettes and money by all manner of wretched scum, arrested for many different crimes. If the whiskey priest had been like them, he would have been as useless and corrupt as Padre Jose. But what saved him was that he found understanding and pity for them, and did not begrudge them for their selfishness. This is the whiskey priest’s saving grace. This is all of humanity’s saving grace. This is forgiveness.
Nicely done for a short response. I especially like the last sentences that stylistically wrap up your thought. I am a bit disappointed that you have nothing more to say here. Is the material beyond your scope so that you are having trouble responding? I would say no becasue your comments and discussion in class say the opposite of your reading. So why limit your response?
ReplyDeleteI really like this response. As I was reading it I wasn't really seeing anything other than text evidence and it was looking like a summary but at the end you took care of the issue. I liked how you stated that last line and I think that that made this piece be so good. Maybe next time make it a little longer though. Nice job
ReplyDeleteAlthough it was short, I still think you got to the point. Looking at all of the responses from our group, I'd say we all have a problem with legnth of responses. I think paragraphs would help,because then we would be able to use more text evidence and really prove a point. Maybe next time we should all review each other's and just add suggestions of what they could add to the response.
ReplyDeleteApart from that it was a great response.