Chapter 18-
An example of "baptism" from the Bible that isn't necessarily baptism is the story of Saul, who will later be known as Paul. Saul was a man who absolutely hated Christians, and he made it his goal to capture and bring Christians to public trial and execution. He was present when the first Christian martyr, Stephen, was killed by an angry mob. Here is the excerpt of Saul in his early wicked days:
Acts 7:57-8:1 (NIV)
57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
8 And Saul approved of their killing him.
After the first martyr, Stephen, Saul began to destroy the church. He went door to door, house to house, and dragged off men and women who believed Jesus is the Messiah and put them in prison.
One day, on the road to Damascus, God appeared to Saul in the form of Jesus, but all His brilliance of blinding light, and asked Saul why he persecuted Him. He told Saul to go to Damascus and he will be told what he had been assigned to do. His companions had to lead him into the city because the brilliance of light blinded him. Saul eventually changed his name to Paul, and became a well know Apostle, the Apostle Paul, who was later persecuted for his belief in Jesus as the Messiah and martyred for that faith.
Saul went through a baptism that wasn't necessarily one involving water, he became a new person entirely, and even suffered (I say that lightly) for his faith in the One thing he persecuted others for before his encounter with God.
Chapter 19-
The first movie that came to mind when Foster mentioned that "Geography in literature can also be more. It can be revelatory of virtually any element in the work. Theme? Sure. Symbol? No problem. Plot? Without a doubt." is The Hunger Games. There are so many geographical areas represented in that one movie that it is hard to miss the things that the people are all representative of their geography, a product of its forces. Katniss, the main character, grew up in District 12. District 12 is the poorest of all the districts, and thus leads to a shortage of sustenance for all the inhabitants, causing them to have to forage or break the rules in order to survive. This area shapes Katniss into an individual who knows how to hunt, she knows how to survive on her own. District 4 is completely different than 12, this place is more focused on fishing rather than mining. People from this district generally know their fish, and how to catch food for themselves. They are even pretty handy about making nets for traps during the Hunger Games, trapping and killing anyone who foolishly gets tangled. District 11 is a district that one of the most lovable character comes from, Rue. District 11 is the agricultural district where people mostly work with orchards and farms. Rue knows all sorts of plants, and their effects on cuts, scrapes, and stings. She is also very agile and climbs even the biggest of trees fairly easily. District 2 is different than almost all the other districts, seeing that they don't work with things that naturally occur, but instead manufacture weapons which are then shipped to the Capitol and distributed to the Peacekeepers to subdue and bind all the districts. Cato, Katniss's sworn enemy in the arena, comes from this district and is known as a "career", which means he's been trained for the Hunger Games for his entire life. Each district has a special quality of its own, and the effects of the geography on each individual person is apparent, especially during the Hunger Games. Geography shaped each person's life and almost ensured victory in the arena for some, and was the downfall of others, so truthfully, geography really does matter!
The first movie that came to mind when Foster mentioned that "Geography in literature can also be more. It can be revelatory of virtually any element in the work. Theme? Sure. Symbol? No problem. Plot? Without a doubt." is The Hunger Games. There are so many geographical areas represented in that one movie that it is hard to miss the things that the people are all representative of their geography, a product of its forces. Katniss, the main character, grew up in District 12. District 12 is the poorest of all the districts, and thus leads to a shortage of sustenance for all the inhabitants, causing them to have to forage or break the rules in order to survive. This area shapes Katniss into an individual who knows how to hunt, she knows how to survive on her own. District 4 is completely different than 12, this place is more focused on fishing rather than mining. People from this district generally know their fish, and how to catch food for themselves. They are even pretty handy about making nets for traps during the Hunger Games, trapping and killing anyone who foolishly gets tangled. District 11 is a district that one of the most lovable character comes from, Rue. District 11 is the agricultural district where people mostly work with orchards and farms. Rue knows all sorts of plants, and their effects on cuts, scrapes, and stings. She is also very agile and climbs even the biggest of trees fairly easily. District 2 is different than almost all the other districts, seeing that they don't work with things that naturally occur, but instead manufacture weapons which are then shipped to the Capitol and distributed to the Peacekeepers to subdue and bind all the districts. Cato, Katniss's sworn enemy in the arena, comes from this district and is known as a "career", which means he's been trained for the Hunger Games for his entire life. Each district has a special quality of its own, and the effects of the geography on each individual person is apparent, especially during the Hunger Games. Geography shaped each person's life and almost ensured victory in the arena for some, and was the downfall of others, so truthfully, geography really does matter!
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