Biblical Allusions
The tattoo on Parker's back
What is god/christ/new testament?
Parker's disconnectedness with his wife
What is alienation?
The canvas of personal experiences, desires, and beliefs
What are tattoos?
Obadiah Elihue
Whois Parker?
A servant to god and used as denial for a prominent character
What is Parker's real name?
The pain Parker endures when getting tattoos and conflicting thoughts of spirituality?
What are physical and spiritual struggles?
Parker running away from his mother and joining the navy
What is a rejection to God?
Described as a person with grotesque features
Who is Sarah Ruth?
The burning bush seen by Moses on Mount Sinai (when got appeared to him)
What is an event similar to when Parker crashes the tractor into a tree, thus setting it on fire (due to an awakening/realization)?
The area in which Parker stays for the rest of the night while getting his tattoo of christ
What is a Christian Mission?
A tattoo that represented Parker's longing to freedom/liberty
What is a Bald Eagle perched on a cannon
The tattoos seemed to Parker as “a single intricate design of brilliant color” on a specific person
Who is the man at the fair?
The act of the crucification of Jesus
What is an event that defines when Parker's back rests on a tree at the end of the story?
Parker had gotten this certain tattoo on his back to make Sarah happy, although, it made her mad in lieu since he a committed a serious issue (in which it seemed that he had a false image of god).
What is idolatry?
Sarah's strict and resolute adherence to religious principles
What is Religious Fanaticism?
He plays a prominent role in Parker's transformation
What is the tattoo artist?
"If he had known how to cross himself, he would have done it"
What is an example of Parker's recognition to god?
Parker's refusal to look at his newly tattoo of christ
What is a refusal of confrontation of spiritual identity?
A communication breakdown and disconnection between Sarah Ruth and Parker
What is a broken radio?
Drawn as a parallel to a person: “Then a calm descended on the pool hall as nerve shattering as if the long barn like room were the ship from which Jonah had been cast into the sea”
Who is Parker?