Parable of the Sower Blog

 As we finished the Parable of the Sower for the end of the year, I found myself looking at some threads running throughout the book. Today I wanted to touch on a specific theme that stood out to me, perseverance. Perseverance is shown very prominent through the actions of Lauren, and she is able to fight through tough situations and achieve the unachievable with the power of her will. Lauren is not only able to survive out on her own, but she also invents her own religion and creates her own community. Lauren achieves these goals among many by creating a path and sticking to it. Even with her family killed and hometown destroyed she pushes on through the hardships without letting the hopelessness of her situation get to her. We could all take Lauren's perseverance as an example during these tough times we are facing ourselves. We can take her lead and set goals ourselves which we wont rest until we reach. 

 In light of nearing the end of the Parable of the Sower, I thought I would share some of my predictions for the end of the book. Just for reference, I've read up to chapter 23 at the time of writing this. I think that the group will successfully make it to Bankole's land, but its yet to be seen who remains in that group. I think Lauren and Bankole will for sure make it alive, but I'm not sure about the more minor characters. They might either die off or leave the group. I think new people also might be added to the group as the team seems to be constantly changing lately. I think the book will probably end with the group making it to Bankole's land, but I think it might be an ambiguous ending where the reader is left unsure of the fate of the characters. What are y'alls predictions for the ending of the book?

 After fleeing her home, Lauren is forced to survive on her own along with Harry and Zahra. During their time together, they meet countless strangers, almost all of whom Lauren is very wary of. However, there are a few exceptions. First, they come across a family (who they save from robbers) who they decide can be trusted and make good allies. Although the family is hesitant at first, they decide to team up with the trio. Later on after the earthquake, Lauren encounters Taylor Franklin Bankole. For some reason, Lauren decides to trust Taylor Bankole. It seems like some of this trust is rooted in the fact she finds him attractive.  During these chapters Lauren is put in a very tough spot, because there is in fact safety in numbers, but at the same time trusting strangers can be very dangerous. What do you think of Lauren's actions thus far? Is she trusting her instincts and making choices based on her readings of people's personalities? Or is she being reckless and irrespo...