Author's Note: This is a Theme essay on Hosea, a man from the bible, was called by god to marry a harlot and why the theme is mercy.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, is an amazing
novel to read for teen girls. In my opinion the theme of the book is mercy. A
young girl, Angel, is sold to a prostitution center at a young age and learns the horrors of men and the one thing they want. Angel lost the ability to trust and
make friends. Later in life a man named Michael Hosea comes and spends every
minute he can with her. He knows the terrible things she’s seen and done, but
he looked passed all of it. After a while of visiting he finally is able to buy
her from the prostitution center to give her a better life. Angel, thought of
Michael as any other man that stepped into her room to use her. Michael didn’t
care about her past, he loved her and would never hurt her in any way. He
showed her mercy, in which Angel has never experienced before. She hated him
just like she hated all the other men. Angel
didn’t believe him one bit, she’s been told the same things ever since
she was sold.
When Angel was sold to the prostitution center, which is
called Pair-A-Dice, she was used every night until she was eighteen just to
fulfill men’s needs and to fill the owner, Magowan’s, wallet. She has never
spoken to a man with such patience and forgiveness like Michael and it drove
her nuts. It took Angel so long to realize he was different and there were
better things out there. Angel was so used evil that it took her a very long
time after Michael Hosea bought her from Pair-a-Dice to realize he was
different. For example in the book Angel would often feel this, “Angel grew
relentless with time. Something was at work inside her, something slow and
insidious and threatening. She liked the life in this little cabin. She felt
comfortable and safe, except for Michael Hosea.” That was a good example of how
she struggled to trust him. Michael Hosea knew he would have to fight for her
and give her a lot of mercy to let her know she’s forgiven for what she’s done
and deserves more.
I haven’t read many books like this one before, it’s filled
with hatred, regret, and loss. I would usually stray from a book like this, but
I’ve grown a new interest for books that have to do with this setting. One of
the few books I’ve read that are alike this one is Speak. The main
character Melinda and Angel are a lot
alike. Both lost and lonely. Another similarity I noticed was that they both
are stubborn and won’t admit that they both desperately need something. For
Melinda it would be someone just to talk to and tell everything that happened
one night that she can’t seem to get out. And for Angel it would be someone to
really love her not someone who loves what she can do.
In the end of Speak
and Redeeming Love, they both became content with their lives and got
that one thing it is that they really needed. Angel learned why Michael Hosea, a
young farm boy, paid to save her from Pair-o-Dice and why he was being so kind
after the terrible things she had done. He showed her mercy for her mistakes
and she loved him for that.
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