"...I was kneeling with my forehead on the wood in front of me, and was thinking of myself as praying, I was a little ashamed, and regretted that I was such a rotten Catholic,...(pg 103)"
As a Catholic myself, this quote really resonates with me. I think we've all been there, in church, thinking of everything except God. This shows me a very human side of Jake. He is thinking about himself praying instead of actually praying. The irony of it is also pretty amusing. Sometimes, when we feel so many things are happening in our own lives, it is hard to focus on the things that really matter. The addition of this detail about Jake makes him seem more real and helps the reader truly imagine themselves in his position and empathize with the situation.
sometimes I wonder what we'd see if there were little thought bubbles above everyone's head during a Roncalli mass!
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