What is Gibran’s view on religion? Do you agree or disagree? Why? Explain. Think of different religions or belief systems this may apply to.
Select at least three lines/sentences from the essay that you like. Quote the lines and explain what they mean to you. Do you agree or disagree? Be sure to analyze the figurative language he uses.
“Salvation”
“Salvation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdej5CSX3pQ
The story is told as a flashback to Hughe’s boyhood. What is his attitude toward the experience as he retells it?
How does Westley’s attitude differ from the narrator’s? Is Westley more realistic and less gullible, or is he simply more callous and less sensitive than the narrator?
Who has been deceived in the story? The aunt by the narrator? The narrator by the aunt? Both the narrator and the aunt by the minister? Everybody by the demands of religion? Explain in detail.
What insight does the narrator reach at the end of the story? What has he learned?