ng mischievous Spanish boys can have a nice country environment to grow up in rather than the city. The boys would live, learn, and work on the farm. You can tell from this that behind her stern face, lies a caring heart of gold.The reader also finds out that Homer is sensitive about his skin color and feels that when he is not treated right by someone who is not black, it is because they are racist. This is displayed when he talks to the man at the Livingston Construction Company who comes to tell him that he thinks he can not build the church alone and that he could not give bricks to Mother Maria. Chapter 5 and 6During the course of chapters five and six, Homer and Mother Marias relationship had changed for the better. I feel they both started to understand each other much better. Especially Mother Teresa who becomes much nicer to Homer, and Homer who does the same. She no longer tells him what to do (least not all the time), but asks in a friendly manner. The biggest change was when she smiled at him in front of the church.The nuns have had a big effect on Homer. You can tell they are in his mind when he is at the construction site. When he sees the bath tub the girls immediately pop into his mind and he realizes they need one. Mother Teresa also does not try to refuse the tub and except the offer from Homer. What Did the Author Mean When he Titled the Book The Lilies of the FieldWhy the author titled this book The Lilies of the Field, is easily explained in a paragraph in chapter two on page forty-three. The line reads: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.Actually you should read all of pages forty-two and forty-three to grasp the full concept. I think the phrase, The Lilies of the Field was used to represent the nuns. The nuns stay in the same place no matter how old they get and they never get into...
