There were a lot of reasons Joseph Girzone titled his book "Joshua and the Children". I think the main reason for the title was because of Joshua's purpose in the town. The author explains how Joshua is there to fulfill "his Father's" promise. Joshua wants to teach all the children of the town to get along and be at peace with each other. Joshua says it is too late for the adults to learn the way, who have lived hateful lives. Joshua must turn to the children if he wishes to change the future. He believes that if he teaches the children to not hate, and to respect others, regardless of racial or ethnic differences, then the world will improve when they become adults. This new generation will then bring happiness to the world. Joshua knows that t
Joshua cared for these children in a way their parents couldn't fully understand. That is why this book is titled "Joshua and the Children".
his friends went down to the square where Joshua met with the children every day. His friend told Joshua that the boy was blind. Everybody in the square watched in disbelief as Joshua cured the boy's blindness with the touch of his hand. The boy's family were the weapons distributors. After seeing that Joshua was able to fix their boy, they too became good people and thus, making the town a better place.
The final event in the story that showed peace was achieved was a soccer game with the Catholics playing against the Protestants. This showed that all of the religions were finally united in peace. Yet, there were still some p
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