Admiral Traits from a Not-So-Admiral Person // Braylan Stringfellow

 Chapter III introduces young Esther and her godmother. Poor Esther has it rough as a child. First off she does not have her parents only her godmother and servant Rachael. Secondly, the only friend she really confides her problems with is her doll Dolly. She has no friends because at the school she went to she was the youngest there by lot. But more important than these is that Esther’s godmother is not an ideal parent by any means. She did not have much to do with Esther; she basically would just feed her and send her to school and have Esther read the Bible to her. Despite this, when Esther first talks about her godmother, she speaks highly of her. Esther says, “She was a. good, good woman!” (Dickens 17). Esther then describes the most admiral trait that her godmother has, she was faithful to church. The first thing that Esther says about her godmother was her devotion to God. That is the best possible thing that I believe someone should say about us as Christians, that we are devoted to God. Esther’s godmother may have many flaws but she certainly did one thing right with Esther by showing her a great example of her going to church.


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  1. Emmett BryantOctober 25, 2021 at 6:58 PM

    I think you stated that so well Braylan. It seems as if nowadays Christians are afraid of commitment. Afraid of commitment to the Body of Christ, to His Church, to good works, and to Christ Himself. In the time that we live in we cannot afford to lack commitment, we have to be in all the way or not in at all. -Emmett Bryant

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