Clue 5

1. Most people consider focusing on one thing hard. In my opinion, theme for 'About Effie' is quite simple. I think that theme of 'About Effie' is Patience. Just like Effie was waiting for 'Him', you need to be patient and wait for something to happen and work on it. In class, we also made some connections to the Christians. We patiently wait for God to come to this land, and wait for him to forgive our sin and lead our way to the future.

2. Psalm 37:34 Wait for the LORD's help and follow him. He will honor you and give you the land, and you will see the wicked sent away.

I chose this verse because it also tells us the importance of patience.

1. Who is Effie waiting for? Effie is waiting for 'Him'. The person that she has been waiting for a very long time. When Neil first met her, he knew that Effie was very unusual. Neil also mentioned that Effie described 'Him' as a mysterious person who only comes when there's a thunder, lightening, and music altogether. We don't really know who he is, since the author didn't mention much about him. I think that author wants us to think about 'Him'. He wants the reader to question who 'Him' is and adopt their predictions into the story.

2.

"She just called him "him," and sometimes it was even "they," as if there were a thousand of them or something."
- I think that this might represent a Holy Trinity. Father, son and a spirit.

"Whoever he was, he surely was coming."
- This reminded me of a Messiah. God told us that someday, our savior will come down to Earth and forgive us from our sin.

"There has to be thunder, or he won't come."
- This also reminded me of Jesus. Thunder usually means something very significant, powerful. I think that the author has used thunder to our hope and sincerity toward God. What author is trying to say is that strong will of ours will bring Jesus come down to this world.

3. Yes. I think that you don't have to be a Christian to understand the world of God and spread out his teaching. If you read the bible verse above, you can see that contents of that verse is that wait for the lord and believe in him. Those who wait shall be rewarded. It means that if you have patience, things will work out and that you will be blessed. God teaches us components of our life such as Love, Life, Will, and many more that we consider important. Just because these stuffs were part of the Bible, that doesn't mean non-Christians should not accept it. I think that Non-Christians can also reveal the world of God by understanding the lessons that he teaches us through the Bible.