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If the Creek Don't Rise


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Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

Created: 10/09/17

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davinamw

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Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?


Posted Oct. 29, 2017 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
Tired Bookreader

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate

All but three of the characters were caring in some way, even the group of women who headed to Kate’s home. Prudence, Roy, and Roy’s play toy had few redeeming qualities. Billy had a good heart; however, he lost his chance to pursue the woman he loved by his false actions. Such is life...choices...


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ScribblingScribe

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

There are a few characters who show a great capacity for love. Among them are Sadie, Kate, Eli, Marris and Birdie. The way Birdie watches out for Sadie and Kate shows her deep caring for others, not to mention the records she keeps on the town and its people. Marris watches over Gladys even when she's cruel and dismissive. Her heart bleeds for poor Sadie. And Eli cares for everyone in town, including his own sister, the most uncaring character of the book--Prudence.


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renem

Join Date: 12/01/16

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

Once more I agree with Scribbling Scribe. Well said.


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deeh

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

I, too, agree with Scribbling Scribe. I also found the characters of Tattler Swann and Jerome Biddle to be very caring, especially in their treatment of one another and of Sadie and Kate.


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reene

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

I found this book, to be a book of love not violence. Most of the characters were very capable of giving love. Sadie Blue, in all she was enduring wanted to help Kate with the school, Marris, who did not have an easy life, still helped anyone who needed help and never gave up on her friend Gladys. Eli continued to care about his parish, and to try to help everyone. Kate came to this strange mountain and continued to feed and educate her students while educating herself to survive on this mountain. And Birdie who cared about all the people, the wildlife and the animals, writing it all down so someday when necessary her truths could be passed on to the next healer.


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Suzanne

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

The five previous disscusions have completly answered the question of who in the book were the most loving and how each showed that they were.


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taking.mytime

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RE: Which characters were most capable of loving? In what ways did they demonstrate that?

I think all the characters were capable of loving, put in the right circumstances. Even Prudence loved her brother.


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