SETTING Most of the story takes place in the prison where Shay Bourne states while waiting for his death. Other minor parts are in such places as a church, Ian Fletcher’s home, Maggie’s and her Parents home, a hospital and June’s home. PLOT The story starts out with June talking about her husband’s death in a car accident where she meets Kurt Nealon, a man she later marries. She gets pregnant waiting for her second child, Claire Elizabeth’s little sister. Elizabeth and Kurt are later killed by the suspected murderer called Shay Bourne who was working at their house as a carpenter. Michael Wright is the final juror who agrees to put Shay on the death penalty. He becomes a priest 10 years later after the trial. He is shays personal priest to help him reach salvation which to Shay is giving his heart to Claire who has a terminal disease. Throughout the whole book Shay fights to be able to give her his heart. Her mom first denies it, later she accepts it out of grief when she went to a meeting with shay and asked him why he had killer her. He answers “she was better off dead,” this makes her infuriated and she storms off. When Claire finds out who the heart is going to be from she denies it but later on she accepts her although she tells her mom that she is going to hate her for the rest of her life for making her accept the heart, which is music to June’s ears. Maggie is Shays lawyer, she looks for a way that allows Shay to give his heart to Claire not possible if he is killed with a lethal injection so later it’s decided that he is going to be hung. All throughout the book he is seen as Jesus or even god to some. Many miracles happen thought to be because of him, like wine coming out of the faucets and sinks, a bird and a man com... ... middle of paper ... ... “the Death Row Messiah.” THEME “Change of Heart”- to me this is the central theme, not only literary but also as a sort of message. Shay gives his heart to Claire to amend for Elizabeth’s death and to reach salvation that for him can only be reached that way. Michael searches for his identity and his views on religion, people, life etc…June a person filled with anger and grief is later reunited with her daughter, and she gets a second chance. Maggie with all of her insecurities becomes sort of famous, finds love, and starts a new relationship with her mother. All these people had a change occur around them. “A Change of Heart” PERSONAL RELEVANCE I loved this book, its different religious views and different perspectives, the little love story and the search for oneself. It was a book that I couldn’t let go of. A book that can make you cry and is very emotional.
I would recommend this book to people who love realistic stories. Personally for me it is hard to find books that interest me and this one felt like if I was watching someone else's life while I read it. It has so many interesting points. When you think something might happen
Once I get past all of the rambling I did in the past paragraphs, I honestly really enjoyed the book. Though it wasn't like most of the other books I’ve read (meaning I didn't cry during the process of reading it), the characters were just as provokingly interesting as the characters in other stories, it was a little edgy and made me want to yell at it, shouting at Sam when she wouldn’t let Tyler play video games with Danny, or Danny when he called to have Sam and Tyler taken to a separate facility. Overall, this book opened me up to something that just isn't a romance novel. This story really shows that there are people with a lot of difficulties in their lives, and that’s what I liked the most about it.
This is my personal reflection about this book. First and foremost, I would like to say that this book is very thick and long to read. There are about nineteen chapters and 278 pages altogether. As a slow reader, it is a quite hard for me to finish reading it within time. It took me weeks to finish reading it as a whole. Furthermore, it is written in English version. My English is just in average so sometimes I need to refer to dictionary for certain words. Sometimes I use google translate and ask my friends to explain the meaning of certain terms.
Did you like the book? would you recommend this book to others? Why or why
Me personally, I relate to this book and one character in particular. Lily Owens. Lily owens is a fourteen year old girl, living with her father after an incident occurred where she accidentally killed her mother when she was just a little girl. Ever since her mother died, so did apart of her dad, T Ray Owens. T-Ray portraits a angry and hurt man. Because of this, he treats Lily with no respect at all. Another reason
What I liked about the book was the mystery. I loved not knowing what was going to happen next, and having to figure out the story. It was very unpredictable, though at times it became confusing. I could defiantly imagine myself in the book. There was heaps of different mysteries being solved, and it made the end very dramatic. It was great, I could not stop reading! The book was great, even though I do not usually read this type of books. It was very interesting and I really enjoyed it. The author did a great job.
I personally thought that the theme of the book was strong and very moving. It was very emotional for me to even read the book because it felt so real. I think that the author did a great job and that it had a strong storyline and plot and ended very well. It was so good that I wish it had not ended.
The book takes place in Molching, a fictional town in a suburb of Munich, Germany, on a street named Himmel during World War II. Himmel translates into “Heaven” in English. “Whoever named Himmel Street certainly had a healthy sense of irony. Not that it was a living hell, but it sure as hell wasn’t heaven, either” (26). Although the place that this story takes place is completely made up, the feelings and actions of the characters are historically correct.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel because it connected the dots on how the Narnia series started. I would definitely choose another book by this author because he makes fictional stories that you cans apply to biblical aspects. I liked the fact that the story connected with the others in the series. I did not like how some spots in the plot were dry and not pertaining to the story. I would recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of the Narnia series.
This book had a big impact on my life. It showed me that people may not be the person that they display to the world. Just because someone is smiling doesn’t mean they are truly happy or if someone is crying it doesn’t always mean their upset or that something is wrong. People express their emotions differently or
It was a definite page turner that took me on a non-stop emotional roller coaster. Expecting a much happier ending, the ending was bittersweet and sad, it ultimately left me heartbroken. Taking a look at the progress and journey was uplifting. Seeing two young people face such adversaries such as cancer and death along with their own internal demons find each other in the midst of their storms was truly amazing. It gives me hope, hope that there is someone for me who can help me fight and stare any situation in face and overcome it. Observing the changes of demeanor change from negativity to positivity simply because of one person shows me how much power and influence a person has on someone’s life. It shows me true love is real. True love is something I never thought existed due to past experiences. The thought that someone can gain such love in a relationship seemed impossible until I read this novel. It seems their love was fueled by the many obstacles they overcame and the more knowledge attained from the challenges faced. Knowing this facilitates the acceptance of the tragedy in near end of the novel. They have both put so much into each other and changed each other’s lives
What is it like to be transgender? It’s probably hard for to think about what it could possibly feel like to be a transgender individual, if you are not one yourself. I can imagine it is especially hard for people that are not transgender to understand what it’s like for their mind and their body not to match. I, however, can tell you exactly how it feels and what it is like. My name is Melissa Cavazos. I am 19 years old; and I am transgender.
The novel was very interesting. It caused me to think of many ideas of religion and of the many processes of conversion. The book portrays religion and conversion to religion in many ways. It uses the various characters to show the many different possibilities that you can have in your religion.
I would recommend this book to anybody, it appeals any audience. It's a wonderful story
The most profound aspect of this book would be its ageless symbolism. The free-living, heavy-drinking life that Catherine and Mr. Henery shared could be compared to the heavy investing, speculating and consequence-free life of the 20s. The product that came from Catherine and Mr. Henrys lifestyle was a dead child. The result of the over- investing of the 20s was the great depression. So the baby symbolizes the depression. Another point to consider was that Mr. Henry was a deserter. He left the army to be with Catherine. Desertion was illegal and he paid for it by loosing that which he loved the most, Catherine. Rain was connected with pain or grief. He drank to dull