Summary: Mary, who loves to sing hymns whith her Granny, go to sunday school and learn everything there is to know about fossils is a ten-year-old gril.She has a ot of questions about this earth.She also has different idea about church, asking about all those animals on one ark and earth being created in just six days.And she often ask many questions Mary mom won't answer is not Maary Mae's idea of school.he questions make her mother very uncomfortable as they challenge her interpretation of The Holy Bible. Many of her questions stem from her science class and what she is learning about fossils and the dinosaurs. In an attempt to stifle her questions the Pastor suggests that her Sunday School class perform a puppet show about the Creation. Mary Mae is happy to do this although it spawns even more questions for her. Mama is so determined that she stop learning about such things that supposedly conflict with her beliefs, that she pulls Mary Mae out of school with the intention of homeschooling. Thankfully Mary Mae has the support and listening-ear of her beloved great-grandmother with whom she shares a passion and talent for music.
In my opinion, I think Mary is very smart and courageous.she has her own belief.she also believe science,she refuses to jst give in and comform to he parents' beliefs.We need to have our own faith in our own world.
It is a good story, but I don't know If It a real story or not. Also, I do not understand some words, such as ark, but I got the main idea of the paragraph.I was really interested when I read this story.I think that the writer tried to relate the faith with science, so he want from reader to find out many things which relate with their faith not only in science things but in all fields of their lives. Some times, we did not find persons who listen to us, but we have strong faith to our ideas. It's really interesting story, and I am waiting to read another story. Thanks Meiling.
ReplyDeleteI could have understood Mary's behaviors and might have given her answers of her questions if I had been in the story. I saw some children as Mary who were curious about Bible. However, I may have had a problem which is speaking English if she asked the questions by English. Anyway, I could understand her behaviors and hope to help her.
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