Theme Of Loyalty In The Book Of Ruth

James loved to read and play the flute, he even received a scholarship. Ruth was a mother of twelve so it was hard for her to dedicate her time to just one child, James craved for her attention and love. He loves to visit his older sister Jackie’s house, he even got kicked out of summer school three times in a row just to go over there. Also, he was a cautious person he knew what he was doing was wrong but he still did it anyways. Ruth was a Jew deep down inside but converted over to christianity right along with her kids.

This agent spoke with the Subject, in reference to the House of Ruth(HOR). She was advised that Ms. Danielle Branche, a counselor from the HOR sent a letter reporting that she had two absences from their program. She was instructed not to miss anymore group session and if she accumulated five absences that the Court would be notified. The Subject states that she attended group: however, she was late because of public tranportation and the other absence should have been excused due to medical documentation.

According to Ruth, she states, “ My life was the store” (107) discussing that she was not able to love, have nice clothes, or even a date. Religion was also significant part of James life growing up. He is require to go to church and Sunday school every Sunday. According to James it says “Mommy loved god. She went to church every Sunday”(45) explaining that Ruth was extremely religious.

Dennis is different from the other men she has dated in her life, him being black is the biggest difference. He was more mature than other guys, a characteristic she really appreciated about him. The older she got, the more Ruth realized how important Christianity is to her. After moving to New York, she needed something to believe in, something that would take the guilt away from her and make her feel better. Other than having a religion forced on her, like her parents did it with Judaism, she discovered Christianism for herself and didn’t feel pressured into doing anything.

Loyalty is the connection that various people have involving an immense amount of trust and faith. People who are loyal are willing to do many things in order to keep that trust with each other. In the two texts, Fences and The Crucible the characters loyalties with each other are tested and some are completely wiped clean. In Fences, the desire to maintain or strengthen a relationship leads people to commit vicious, wicked acts, is described as a struggle of loyalty when it all breaks down and there is nothing left to restore, while in The Crucible, it is portrayed as a struggle between loyalty in relationships that breaks down, but can be healed. Within many of the characters plots, they either fix their broken ties, or let them go all together.

Ruth lived a very sad life with her father, she admire the Black folks they were poor but they appeared happy. Ruth states, “If there was one thing Tateh didn’t like more than gentiles, it was black folks”(McBride 107). Tateh hated black folks so much that after Ruth married Dennis James’ father a black man, he disowned her. Keeping that a secret was better off for her kids but James wanted to know where was his mother from, who was her family, so James went to Suffolk, Virginia where his mother was raised. To find out that his grandfather was a racist, horrible person.

She started dating black guys and ended up marrying a black man. During the 1900s, interracial marriages were unacceptable but to Ruth marriage had nothing to do with race. “See, a marriage needs love. And God. And a little money.

Her mother was crippled, spoke no English, and was not loved by her husband. Ruth was sexually abused by her father and began to look for a better life filled with friends, a home, and love. The day after high school graduation she fled Virginia to New York to live with her grandmother and aunts. She got a

Ruth and Isabel are both slaves who are attending the funeral of their previous owner Miss Finch. Both of them are excited when they realize they will be free once their owner dies, as stated in her will. However Miss Finch’s brother Robert doesn 't approve of this. He instead sells them to Anne and Elihu Lockton who are Loyalists currently during the Revolutionary War. Anne makes the girls call her Madam and is very cruel to them.

One example of how Ruth’s sorrow is shown to the reader is early in the story when the narrator introduces Ruth, saying that “Ruth’s arm, linked with Matt’s tightened, he looked at her. Beneath her eyes there was swelling from the three days she had suffered” (111). This introduction to Ruth’s character is able to display her feelings of loss because of the fact that one of the first traits the reader learns about Ruth is that she had cried for three days after the loss of Frank, which does clearly show her sorrow because of the fact that three days is definitely a strangely long time to be crying for, especially since it seems like the entire family, besides her, had already moved on from crying about the loss. Another example of how Ruth is affected by loss is shown the night of Richard’s murder when Matt reflects on how “he believed Ruth knew... When Ruth said good night she looked at his face, and he felt she could see see in his eyes the gun, and the night he was going to” (116-117).

She grows old with the self-condemnation of staying with Nathan for as long as she did, for if she mustered up the courage to leave the Congo earlier, Ruth May would not have died. Ruth May’s plea for Orleanna to forgive herself, just as Ruth May has forgiven her, presents the possibility of repentance for anyone, no matter how great of consequence their mistakes are. Though she never passed the age of 6, Ruth May seems to have learned better than most the importance of finding strength from and learning from wrong-doings. Urging her mother to “Move on. Walk forward into the light”, Ruth may passes along her own moral reassessment to anyone whom will listen, telling the error in letting so-called sins weigh down ones self forever

Yet, at home, she devotes love and curiosity to her family. This contrasts to multiple other characters, as the relationship between Ruth and her single mother is inspiring. Accordingly, she respects her mother, who provides encouragements like, “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” With pure gratitude, Ruth seeks to apply her mother’s words. When bullies trouble Philip, Ruth can empathise with him.

Instead of giving in to the man’s racist ways, Ruth holds her ground and honors her husband by displaying her pride for him and their relationship publicly. She was undeterred by the possible negative outcome of her bold actions, which is key in an effective leader. Her courage and confidence lead her to making daring decisions, like marrying a black man, moving away from home, and helping her husband create a church from scratch. “‘What color is God’s spirit?’ ‘It doesn’t have a color,’ she said.

Ruth is willing to work harder and harder if it means she works for what her family wants and needs. Ruth Younger is motivated by working for her family’s and her goals to get what they dream

Ruth the Perpetual Foreigner and Model Minority by Gale A. Yee illustrates how the story of Ruth and the