h, because the pain of other people is too strong to bear ("like shards of glass in my head"), hence the constant mourning for others, not for himself or for his own fate. This is a clear connection to Christ in that modern desires to die almost always only stem from an intense personal pain, not a pain felt for others. He does show a hint of a human side in his nervousness and as he sings "heaven..I'm in heaven.." before the switch is thrown. This correlates well when Christ himself calls out to his father while on the cross ("heaven") and also when he prayed beforehand in the garden.”Though these two characters have many similarities they also share differences. The first is there appearance, though John Coffey was very gentle, you would never know it by his appearance. The difference in appearance between the two characters is significant. Their height, weight, occupation, and nationality all differ.Another big difference is when Coffey transfers evil from his mouth to the mouth of the guard (Percy). Though Percy was evil, Coffey deliberately held it until he was near Percy. This action resulted into both murder and insanity. Though this act might have been justified the question is would Jesus do such a thing? I personally cannot see this happening.Though they did share some differences in John Coffey you get to see a true Christ figure that had miraculous powers and died in the place of another. This book is indeed a great representation of Jesus Christ and the life that he lived....
