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pretending Christian and The Misfit needed “God” despite the
fact that he couldn’t believe in “God”. At first she seemed to
have faith because she brought “Jesus” in their conversation.
However, she was not able to talk about “Jesus” with The
Misfit. The grandmother also said, “If you would pray, Jesus
would help you.” Does “Jesus” help only people who pray? In
addition, she said she would give The Misfit “all the money”
she had. I doubt the grandmother really believes in “God”
because her faith seemed superficial, and I understand she
brought “Jesus” to survive. On the contrary, The Misfit
pondered over the existence of “God” seriously. He seems to
admit the power of “God” because he thinks he will follow
Him” if “Jesus” raised the dead, and he can “enjoy” “killing
somebody” or “burning down his house or doing some other
meanness to him if He didn’t”. If The Misfit didn’t admit the
power of “God,” he could have enjoyed everything even in front
of “God.” At the end of the story, The Misfit shot the
grandmother. He could have enjoyed killing her because there
was no “God” in his mind; however, he felt a bad feeling after
the shooting. Although The Misfit is the person who needs
faith, no one helped him to have faith.