Moral perceptions

[christina]

Can you accept Grandpa as a moral character? By the end of the book we have been well conditioned to accept his explanation of "ask and ye shall receive" and we have seen many good things he has done. But...

We know he desired Miss Love long before his wife died, he refused to stay home when he was sick because of it, and did not in any other way act on his feelings.

Can you forgive his initial actions? Do they need to be forgiven (did he do anything wrong)? Does your answer affect how you view his other actions in the book?

[courtney loveless]

He was truly a mortal man. He had temptations and trial and made mistakes. He desired Miss Love but didn't act on it, that says something about him as a person. He at least had that much respect for his wife that he would continue to physically honor(and in the world's eyes, completely honor) their marriage vows. Scripturally, he looked at another woman with lust in his heart and that means he was considered an adulterer.

His perceptions of things, scripturally, morally, and socially really show a proud, stubborn man. He was also the kind of man who gets obeyed and expects to be obeyed, therefore what he does is beyond reproach, or at least accepted. He was, in a way, like a force of nature and you really have a hard time arguing with nature. The county renamed themselves AFTER he died because they knew he would never allow it while he lived and they obeyed his wishes.

Can I accept him as a moral character? No, not really. Can I accept him as a good man who made a lot if mistakes? Yes.

[peggy]

I find it hard to accept him as a moral character. I was really sad to find out that he had desired Miss Love before his wife died. I was glad that he was decent in not acting on his desires. I think the things that he did throughout the story he did without worrying about what anybody thought. I'm not sure if that is a totally good response to life. But you can't live life worrying about what people think either. Good question and topic Christina and good comments about it Courtney