plan for her because she is strong. She begins to read her Bible with “a new attention” (217) in seeking a way to rid herself of the Displaced Person. She has a vision during which God calls her to prophesy. The fact that she believes all these things to be true, though Biblically unsound, demonstrates a lack of spiritual dimension because she does not know enough to prove them otherwise. Finally, however, she learns.Mrs. Shortley comes to a realization of the truth. She is not one of the strong ones, appointed by God. She has been displaced by the Displaced Person. She lacks the spiritual dimension to continue on with life after she realizes that all she has believed is gone. A greater sense of dimension spiritually would have given her more to believe in, thus is would not have all been taken from her at once. Again, had she been more spiritually capable, the tragic end could have been avoided. Mrs. Shortley has a stroke after realizing the magnitude of her circumstances and her sheer inability to cope.Both of these unfortunate women are not bad people. The reader is able to see their characters completely unfold before him or her as he or she reads the story of the Displaced Person. These women have just been lulled into a false sense of security and thus have not been able to built spiritual diversity that would have enabled them to face the harsh realities life threw their way....
