Posted by Ritch on June 9, 2002, at 14:37:51
In reply to now i need to go check it out again, to remember , posted by susan C on June 9, 2002, at 14:08:15
> Yes, that is an interesting observation, mair, I hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it...one thing I thought is, there arent very often, characters, esp. males, that remain virgins. I think as Mitch has suggested, this book may have many more levels for an accomplished christian/protestant/catholic. Of which I have very little clue. I can appreciate some of the references to the Congregationa l ists, as I was 'raised' that way, if cong.s really do do that. That line of church was chosen, cause the strict southern ba btist dad and the strict norw. lu theren mom didnt want either, but felt something, something was important....oh well. I continued it with my kids, so they would at least know what a religion, partic. christi an was about. It is a big religion in U s A, you know.
Susan/Mair,I thought of a couple of movies while I was reading this book: "Agnes of God" and "K-Pax". I haven't seen K-Pax yet, but I know what it is about. The idea -Was Owen Meaney actually the product of a divine conception and birth by a virgin mother? One freaky extension of that idea would be- what if it is true and that it has happened quite a number of times? In that case the 2nd coming of Christ would really be multiple incarnations or recurrences. Oops, there is a screenplay idea. :)
Mitch
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