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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

on to see. No one or nothing should be wasted in life. Each living , breathingcreature in this universe should be significant, important and meaningful, not to mentiontruly missed when lost.Dillard expresses that believing in God means to believe in him solely, which maynot be possible. If someone chooses to believe in God they want to find him perfectlyflawless , but a God who creates pain and suffering could not be perfect. It is then that inorder to trust in a ultimate God, we must see the beauty in all the ways in which he works. The author suggests that by viewing the world from a newborns fresh perspective, we cansee the beauty in every aspect of life." In general the newly sighted see the world as a dazzle of colorpatches." (p.27 )She describes seeing through the fresh eyes of a child and because they are so young, theyfully live in the present. Simply by living in the present, the view is much more beautiful.As soon as one begins to focus on the future, beauty is not as awesome, thus making theindividual bored and unable to focus on the beauty.Dillards themes are more than just the major points of the book to her. She issearching for the reasons why her world and its' creator are not perfect. Dillard focuses onbeauty and hopes that she can better understand God and his mysterious ways. Sheemphasizes the idea that every action has beauty in it and we should all take the time tolook at the world from a fresh point of view. ...

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