So, I am way not a techie. I am dreading that I have to take a full year of technology to graduate...seriously. I really have no idea how to do a video blog. If I tried, I just know it would be a waste of both of our times. So, the good old-fashioned way that is somewhat less techy is the way I have to go.
I just finished reading the chapter on Soaphead Church and I am really disturbed. He is messed up in the head. I do not know how he can believe and do what he does. Nothing makes any sense, but he does a good job rational-(lies)-ing everything that he does. He even judges God. "He, God, had made a sloven and unforgivable error in judgment: designing an imperfect universe." What is this?? Being a Christian, (as he supposedly is), I do not believe that the world is imperfect. It is made exactly how God wants it to be. He designed the universe so that there would be, "...an opposition in all things. If not so... righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad" (2 Nephi 2:11 from the Book of Mormon-Another Testament of Jesus Christ). This is so because we came to earth with free agency to choose good or evil for ourselves.
In his letter to God, (and how do you intend to send this letter to God???) he says that, "I told people I knew all about You. That I had received Your Powers. It was not a complete lie; but it was a complete lie. I should never have, I admit, I should never have taken their money in exchange for well-phrased, well-placed, well-faced lies. But, mark you, I hated it. Not for a moment did I love the lies or the money." This excerpt struck me as very interesting. For one thing, I loved the way the words "complete lie" were repeated but each time with the other word italicized where that one specific word was emphasized. It truly creates a great effect because suddenly "complete lie" jumps out at the reader (in this case God). Also in this excerpt, Soaphead admits that he should not have deceived others and taken money in the name of God. Well, if he knew it was wrong, why did he keep doing it when he had never "...lov[ed] the lies or the money." I guess it can be blamed on human nature and the great effort that has to be put forth to change your ways.
Soaphead's evil side is shown when he deceives Pecola into killing the dog that he hates by saying that after she feeds the dog, the reaction of the dog will determine if she will get the blue eyes that she asks for. As mentioned earlier, Soaphead does not have the power to produce miracles let alone change this girl's genetics. He just manipulated her to get what he wanted and rationalized what he was doing. He didn't actually kill the dog, he just indirectly killed the dog. It was part of the omen. Still addressing God, "I gave her the blue, blue, two blue eyes...No one else will see her blue eyes. But she will....Now you are jealous. You are jealous of me." Yeah, right. God jealous of you?? An almighty powerful God is jealous of a cocky sinner. That makes sense. So, he gave Pecola blues eyes (aka acceptance) by loving and accepting her for who she was. He gave her blue eyes symbolically, and not what she was looking for physically which would have made her feel more accepted.
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