Francis Of Assisi - " Brother Son Sister Moon"

Francis of Assisi - " Brother Son Sister Moon"

Crisis and conversion:

While Francis is sick and dreaming, he has images of nature which represent the

happiness and peacefulness. He also has images of war which help him understand

that it isn't the greatest thing… neither is it the most honorable.

Francis has many great conflicts with his father. Francis' father is very

materialistic and possessive. Francis' father did not honorably earn the money,

he bought the "loot" from the crusades for a small price and sold them to their

rightful owners for a much higher price. Father expects a lot of Francis. He

expects Francis to be just like him… a so called businessman, who is profitable,

but not in an honorable way. Francis' father sends him to war so Francis can get

bring his father back a triptych. Francis and his father have different views of

life. Francis believes in freedom, believes that a person does not have to be

rich to be prosperous, and he would rather be poor like Jesus then be rich,

which Jesus was not. He thinks that the rich are misrepresenting Jesus because

the rich are placing the poor behind themselves. Francis thinks that Jesus

represents the poor as well as the rich… "all men are created equal".

Francis can't help but to feel scared of lepers in the beginning. After all,

being scared is a normal human trait. Being in a big, bulky, helmet must feel

awkward. It feels like your being closed in. Francis also...