a. Intimacy to God
In the most of the novel, it can be seen that Margaret always talks to God. She always shares and talks everything that happened in her life to God; from a
small thing to big problem. Margaret always puts every single thing in God‘s hand including the small thing.
Are you there God? Its me, Margaret. Were moving today. Im so scared God. Ive never lived anywhere but here. Suppose I hate my new school?
Suppose everybody there hates me? Please help me God. Dont let New Jersey be too horrible. Thank you. Blume, 1970: 1
Margaret experienced a moving out from New York to New Jersey. For other people, moving out is something simply move to one place to another one,
maybe having a little problem with some luggage, packing and unpacking without worrying what will happened next in the new place. Anyhow, moving out for
Margaret is such a big deal for her lifetime because she needs to adapt with her new environment. Margaret shares her worries about her new place for living to
God. She worries a lot about the people there, about her new school and about how she will live in New Jersey. Margaret has asking for some help to God, to
make her life going well in the new place. Another thing that she shares with God is about her parents, the important
people in her life. Are you there God? Its me, Margaret. My fathers had an awful accident.
Please help him God. Hes really very kind and nice. Even though he doesnt know you the way I do, hes a good father. And he needs his hand
God. So please, please let him be all right. Ill do anything you say if you help him. Thank you God Blume, 1970: 16.
Quotation above describes about how Margaret begged for help to God
when her father had an awful accident. When Margaret‘s father tries to cut the grass, he accidentally cut his hand. Knowing the situation, Margaret hoped her
father will be alright. She even asks God to take a good care of him. She explained that even her father maybe not religious and does not have thought
about God, he is a very kind and nice person. Margaret makes promise that she will do everything what God wants in condition to make her father alright.
b. Understanding the Existence of God
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