Go Tell It On The Mountain Analysis

Throughout the story Go Tell it on the Mountain, we see the struggles of a young boy named John. Through seeing his struggle and seeing the struggles of the other characters, the readers see John’s transformation into a religious life. The book shows how large of a rule suffering plays in a religious transformation. For religion to be successful, it seems like suffering is necessary. Although the book never addresses this issue directly, the way the characters responded to their independent hardships help reinforce that, to have religion be important to someone suffering is a common factor. Suffering is the most common route that leads people to salvation. Go Tell it on The Mountain gives good examples of characters using suffering to motivate a religious change. The information about suffering can help the readers draw the conclusion that suffering is necessary for a religion to be successful. Throughout the book, John struggles with the feeling that he is not good enough for his father. At the time John did not know

John has a moment of transcendence where he is reborn with a new-found faith in God. His new relationship that he forms with God really roots from his emotional battles with his step father who does not treat him like his real son. John needs to use God as a father figure to feel like he is not underneath his father; now that John views God as his father, him and Gabriel are on equal levels, both under God. The book also shows the struggles of Gabriel’s youth and his transformation into the religious man the readers see in the book. The struggle of these characters shows the impact the suffering his on religious transformations. Suffering is important for the growth of Christianity because of how the bible is written. Although a few cases may not hold try to these facts, the book give good examples of suffering and how it has effects on a person’s religious