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Is The Theme Of The Cross And The Twitchblade By David Wilkerson

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The novel “The Cross and The Switchblade” written by David Wilkerson explains what actually happens throughout New York and how a priest is trying to save some children on trial for murder. I would recommend this book to year 12 as it explains what religion really does to improve your everyday life and it shows how gang members are never really as scary as they make themselves out to be and therefore could be something that students in year 12 take an interest in. The Cross and The Switchblade is about a priest who sees an ad in the newspaper about six boys that are on trial for murder. The priest cannot understand why, but he has an urge to go to New York, where the boys are placed, and attempt to save them. In order for him to do this, he …show more content…

A priest was reading a newspaper when suddenly, he saw an ad in the paper and got this urge to go to New York and save six gang members that are on trial for murdering a young boy at the park. He believes that the urge he is getting is from God and that God can see a good side to these boys, and that he needs to attempt to prove this. The quote, “When we stepped out on Christ's promise to lead, doors would swing open all along the way.” shows that Wilkerson only wanted the priest to go forward in saving these boys if he made sure it was God who actually sent him, and that he wasn’t going crazy. Wilkerson goes on to address how everything that the priest wishes to do is done in the name of God so that he maintains his reputation as a priest and to secure his chances of getting to meet those boys. Therefore, i would recommend this novel to year 12 because it explains how religion can take over your life and be the reason why you complete anything and that you can achieve anything that you put your mind to, all you need to do is work hard for

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