Clue #5

1. What is the theme of "About Effie"?

- The theme for this story "About Effie", is quite complex, however simple. I at first thought about the consistency you need towards many things. I thought this because Effie had consistency in waiting for "him". It is very hard for people to stay focused on one thing and not give up on it. When I see people stay consistent, I sometimes think that they are very responsible. I also thought about the connection to the Bible. We Christians wait patiently for the Messiah, Jesus, or God to come to save us and forgive our sins. For this part, I thought it was very interesting.

2. Find a verse from the Bible that relates to the theme of "About Effie" and include it in your written responses.
- Psalm 27 (New International Version)

14 Wait for the LORD;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the LORD.
I chose this verse because I really thought that it related to the idea of what Effie had done waiting for "him". The verse says to wait for the One, or God, and to be firm in your heart in waiting for the Messiah. It also means that we have to be patient. Effie, in the story apparently waited for a very long period of time. This was why I thought that these two parts were very similar.



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1. Who is Effie waiting for?
- Effie is waiting for "him", the one she has thought of for a very long time. Through the observations of Neil, he found out that Effie was waiting for someone. The way she was waiting for him was not in a way most women did. Also, Neil had found out that the man Effie had been looking for didn't sound like any man he had heard of. This guy, or "him" was very different from the other people because Effie described this person as a guy who only comes when there is a thunder, lightning, and music all together. This guy, through my observations; I found out that he is a character with a very msyterious character trait.

2. This story contains a lot of Christ imagery. Write down three separate sentences from the story that might symbolize Jesus and explain why Timothy Findley might have written these into his story.
- Since I am a Christian, I figured that there were lots of connections that I could make or predict about the Christianity. I personally thought that "him" was Jesus Christ or the Messiah. It was because the way Neil described was very similar to what I thought of Jesus. In my perspective, Jesus or the Messiah is a very strong, firm, powerful being. In the story, "There has to be thunder, or he won't come." This sentence made me think of Jesus of being strong because the word thunder kind of makes you think of power. Also, "Whoever he was, he surely was coming." this sentence also made me think of Jesus because in the Bible, people believe that Jesus will surely come to save the people. Lastly, "...didn't sound like any man I'd heard of." this part also mad eme think of Jesus, not in a literal way, but more of expanded meaning. The sentence says that the guy didn't sound like any man Neil had heard of. I personally thought that he meant that the guy was uniquely different. Through this, I connected that Jesus was also uniquely different from many people.

3. Can non-Christian authors reveal truth about God's world?
- Yes; the non-Christian authors reveal truth about God's world. They can reveal the truth without noticing themselves doing it. They add morals about life, love, responsibility, and many more. These things are also the ideas that were in the Bible, in other words topics from God. Many stories talk about these things because these are the basic things that we have troubles and conflicts about.