e but Mother Maria thinks otherwise by saying that even her and the sisters could build it. Because of so many disagreements and Mother Marias occasional bitterness, it seems unlikely that they could become friends forever. Also since Homer is a man on the road, I think he will not be there long enough to carry on enduring friendship.The chance of them becoming good friends seems more likely when they find a common interest. This happens when Homer wanted to get paid for his work. Since it was hard for him to communicate to her, he resorted to the bible to get his point across as did Mother Maria. This knowledge of the bible and faithfulness to their respective religions is what they had in common. This also helped them find a way of communicating between their two diverse languages.Homers attitude changed throughout this chapter. He was his usual self in the beginning being cheerful and polite. This attitude started to change though as Sister Maria kept pestering him. He started to speak more angrily and at times frustrated. But at the end of this chapter when the nuns wanted to go to church he caved in and decided to give them a lift since it was two miles away. Chapters 3 and 4In these chapters you find out that Homer and the nuns have the same interest in music. When Homer is playing his guitar by his station wagon, Mother Maria hears him and calls him to come inside and play for the girls. He agrees and plays songs for them. It seemed they all enjoyed his music and introduced them to their own music. The nuns sing in Latin. It was the first time he heard a Latin song. He tried to join in and succeeded near the end of the song. Exposing each other to new types of music brought them together since that is something that can be shared no matter what the language.In chapter four, the reason Mother Maria wants to build the church is found out by Homer. She wants to build it so you...
