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In the piece, “Upon This Rock,” by John Jeremiah Sullivan, the author takes us with him on his journey to a Christian Rock festival called Creation. At first, he seems skeptical because of his trouble with the Crossover Festival and he worries about what might happen while he is trying to do his research. Once he arrives at Creation, Sullivan notices that the Christians he encounters are mostly younger the age of eighteen and that roughly one hundred percent of them were white. He depicts them in a way that makes the reader think they are abnormal or different. Then, the author introduces us to 6 interesting young men and describes them like they’re his best friends, and making them seem far from crazy. “I’d assumed my days at Creation would …show more content…

This is surprising because he waits until the middle of the story to tell us after he’s been judgemental of the group he was once a part of. It seems like he thinks he’s too smart for the religion but he really just can’t blindly follow something that lacks proof of existence. However, even though Sullivan no longer believes and he can’t accept it, he still wants the comfort of thinking someone is looking over him. “I thought of Darius, Jake, Josh, Bub, Ritter, and Pee Wee, whom I doubted I’d ever see again, whom I’d come to love, and who loved God - for it’s true, I would have said it even if Darius hadn’t asked me to, it may be the truest thing I will have written here: they were crazy, and they loved God - and I thought about the unimpeachable dignity of that, which I never was capable of. Knowing it isn’t true doesn’t mean you would be strong enough to believe if it were.” (Sullivan, 40-41). He is envious of the West Virginians and their undying love for God. This makes him become troubled because he has so much respect and love for Jesus and appreciation for the things he’s done; it shows that Sullivan is burdened with regret and he wishes he didn’t lose his faith. Sullivan reveals so much about himself through his changing thoughts about the West Virginians and it brings the piece together

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