Since we already finished it, I now see that the title signifies hope. No matter how wrong the society and church may be, there is always an individual who will realize the truth. I find the ending very touching because it reminds me of a disney happy ending: Hightower came to realize himself, Christmas broke the circle of his life, Lena gets to travel, Bunch gets Lena, Mrs. Burden is released from her burden, and Percy gets to boast about killing christmaa. It's a happy ending.
I agree, there was "light at the end of the tunnel".... However, can we possibly say that it isn't a happy ending for Christmas, or can we argue differently?
I think that the end scene of the book between Lena and Byron showed the "light" we had been long waiting for. The end seems to be a new beginning for a little family.
I agree that Lena and Byron's ending showed the "light," as did Hightower's ending. Christmas' death was pretty gruesome though. I get that his death ended the self sabotage in his life, but I wouldn't consider the way he died to be "happy." And I don't think Percy's ending was very happy either. From what I read of him, I thought of him to be a sick and twisted character; he even made some of the cops sick. I don't really consider that to be "happy Disney endings."
I see the title as a sign that everything worked out in the end, even though it doesn't seem like it. For example, Christmas got peace because he doesn't have to deal with the intolerant town, even though he did die maybe death is a form of peace. Hightower felt alive again. Also Byron got to be with Lena (not exactly as we thought though) and Lena got to travel.
Since we already finished it, I now see that the title signifies hope. No matter how wrong the society and church may be, there is always an individual who will realize the truth. I find the ending very touching because it reminds me of a disney happy ending: Hightower came to realize himself, Christmas broke the circle of his life, Lena gets to travel, Bunch gets Lena, Mrs. Burden is released from her burden, and Percy gets to boast about killing christmaa. It's a happy ending.
ReplyDeleteGoing off of what Janeth has said, characters especially hightower realized themselves. During this realization he is en"light"ened.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there was "light at the end of the tunnel".... However, can we possibly say that it isn't a happy ending for Christmas, or can we argue differently?
ReplyDeleteI can see the argument that it was a good ending for Christmas because it ended the self-sabotage he was inflicting upon his life.
DeleteI think that the end scene of the book between Lena and Byron showed the "light" we had been long waiting for. The end seems to be a new beginning for a little family.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Lena and Byron's ending showed the "light," as did Hightower's ending.
DeleteChristmas' death was pretty gruesome though. I get that his death ended the self sabotage in his life, but I wouldn't consider the way he died to be "happy." And I don't think Percy's ending was very happy either. From what I read of him, I thought of him to be a sick and twisted character; he even made some of the cops sick. I don't really consider that to be "happy Disney endings."
I see the title as a sign that everything worked out in the end, even though it doesn't seem like it. For example, Christmas got peace because he doesn't have to deal with the intolerant town, even though he did die maybe death is a form of peace. Hightower felt alive again. Also Byron got to be with Lena (not exactly as we thought though) and Lena got to travel.
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