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"The Parable of the Prodigal Son" as recorded by Luke in Luke 12:11-32 of the Bible, is one that is known worldwide. The central theme of this story is one that can be applied many ways. Because of this, many religions have some form of this story in their religious text. This story tells of how a father's love for his children will always accept them no matter what they have done. Whether this love is a religious symbol or not is up to the reader. Moreover, he will receive them with open arms and rejoice because they were once lost, but now are found. This story was told by Jesus as a parable, a story that tells a lesson by using an example. Jesus used parables in order to more clearly illustrate his point. As a parable serves as an example, there are many symbols used in a parable. In order to fully understand this story's central theme, you must first know several of the main symbols in the story. First, there is the father, who represents God or some other type of controlling deity. Second, the older brother symbolizes Christians or other followers who have stood strong in their religious values. The story also tells of a famine, which represents the hard times that people face in life. In addition, and pro
The younger son left his father and older brother to move to the city. Once there, the younger son "wasted his substance with riotous living" (207). After spending all of his money, a giant famine swept over the country and he became desperately poor. The young man, having wasted his money, had to take a job feeding swine. When the young man became a lowly hog feeder, I believe he had hit rock bottom. If someone goes from a lifestyle of wealth, to slopping the pigs, it would be painfully obvious that something has gone terribly wrong in their life. At this point in the story, the younger son realizes the terrible mistake he has made and undergoes a significant character change. He comes to realize that it is better to swallow his pride and return to his father as a servant, than to starve to death. I discuss the younger son because it is essential to understand what he went through in order to fully appreciate the stories overall theme. The story, however, does not stop here. The older son came home from working in the fields and discovered what was happening. The oldest son was outraged by his father's actions. This is shown on page 207, "And he was angry, and would not in." He could not understand how his father could sacrifice such fine things for someone who had betrayed their family. His anger is more than understandable. Someone who had stayed home and helped work on the fami
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