I found this story to be both incredibly familiar and somewhat relatable. When you read the short story, you can see how children have an innocence about them that can be shattered by the ways of the outside world. Although he entered the church as though it were routine for him, the following occurrences caused him to reevaluate both himself and his thoughts. You can see how he lies to appease people since he wants to fit in so badly. Being a naive youngster, he felt wrong and upset after taking that action. His confusion was completely understandable; throughout many instances in this world, people aren’t willing to be forward in explaining or interrupting the course of events. He was simply expected to do as he was instructed. Come to Jesus and God. By the time the story is over, you can see how he was still unsure of his feelings and what he ought to have done instead of lying. He progressed from being unaware and innocent to hurt and disturbed.
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Your statement of “throughout many instances in this world, people aren’t willing to be forward in explaining or interrupting the course of events. He was simply expected to do as he was instructed”, resonated with me as I re-read the text. He had no space to show his feelings of doubt since that wasn’t what was expected of him. I wonder if he had that space, would he have had some belief left after the experience? The way his belief was disappeared was very traumatic, it left him without anyone he could go to in order to discuss his feelings on the matter. great post.