“For a moment Mariah feels the hair on the back of her next stand up, and she touches her palm to it. But her gaze never waves from Faith-not when Faith lifts herself up on her elbows, not when Faith places her hands on either side of Millie’s face and kisses her full on the mouth, not when Millie’s arms rise stiff and slow and cling to her granddaughter for dear life”(82)
In the book Keeping Faith, but Jodi Picoult, a five year old girl discovers her father, with a woman who’s not her mother. This incident sends Faith’s mother, into a downward spiral, and eventually Faith’s grandmother is forced to care for her.
Once Faith’s mother returns back to reality, she realizes that there is something different about her daughter. In the middle of night she finds her daughter walking on top of the swing set out side, and she’s reciting Bible verses, when she’s never had any religious interaction, there isn’t even a Bible in the house. Faith also has gained a new “friend” that no one seems to be able to see, she calls her, “her guard”. Her mother takes her to see many psychiatrists, but no one can tell her what’s wrong with her daughter. Eventually Faith starts to perform miracles, but once the media gets wind of this news, they start camping out in front of their house, along with religious groups, and sick people, all wanting a piece of Faith.
When Faith's father hears about all the media attention his daughter’s getting, he thinks that his ex-wife is putting her up to this, and for this reason he thinks that she is an unfit mother, and takes her to court for full custody of his daughter. Now Mariah, Faith’s mother has to do whatever it takes to keep her daughter, her saving grace.
This story touches on many controversial subjects, and yet tells a story of a mother’s love, and finding who you really are, and mostly keeping faith.
In the book Keeping Faith, but Jodi Picoult, a five year old girl discovers her father, with a woman who’s not her mother. This incident sends Faith’s mother, into a downward spiral, and eventually Faith’s grandmother is forced to care for her.
Once Faith’s mother returns back to reality, she realizes that there is something different about her daughter. In the middle of night she finds her daughter walking on top of the swing set out side, and she’s reciting Bible verses, when she’s never had any religious interaction, there isn’t even a Bible in the house. Faith also has gained a new “friend” that no one seems to be able to see, she calls her, “her guard”. Her mother takes her to see many psychiatrists, but no one can tell her what’s wrong with her daughter. Eventually Faith starts to perform miracles, but once the media gets wind of this news, they start camping out in front of their house, along with religious groups, and sick people, all wanting a piece of Faith.
When Faith's father hears about all the media attention his daughter’s getting, he thinks that his ex-wife is putting her up to this, and for this reason he thinks that she is an unfit mother, and takes her to court for full custody of his daughter. Now Mariah, Faith’s mother has to do whatever it takes to keep her daughter, her saving grace.
This story touches on many controversial subjects, and yet tells a story of a mother’s love, and finding who you really are, and mostly keeping faith.
1 comment:
Wow! You wrote an amazing post. I actually wanted to drop everything I was doing and go and get the book out of the library. Keeping Faith sounds like a lachrymose book, but a thought provoking one. It will definetly be one of my S.O.C books for English:)
Good work,
Jemma
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