Mr Ives Christmas
"GOD HAS CALLED HIM TO HEAVEN," the headlines read the day after Robert's death, a death that would become "the defining event of his (Ives) middle-aged life. Even though the entire story of the novel flows to and from that bloody moment, the story beneath the surface, Ives' resurrection from the grave of grief, revolves around a mystical vision of "four winds." This puzzling experience has left Ives at a loss for words. "...I wake up every day wondering if I'll ever see anything like that again, and what is it supposed to mean." Shortly after Robert's death, aquaintances of Ives were urging him to seek revenge with more violence. "...Just remember, if you don't take care of business, no one else will. Do you really think God gives a *censored*," remarked Mr. Malloy. But Ives knew this was not the answer, "it [revenge] would not bring his son back." At this point Ives did not know how to feel, but he soon reasoned that his bitterness towards Daniel Gomez was a "poison," and he needed to do "something" to get the poison out of his body. So, Ives concluded that the only way to deal with his suffering was to "trust in God and cling to the path of righteousness; and this he did, despite his doubts, approaching the whole
Cutting himself and bloody and restlessly turning all night, an impossible itchiness. Towards the end of the novel in a segment entitled "The Miracle of His Skin," Ives described to Luis the unbelievable thing that occurred while on vacation with Annie in Europe. notion of his faith as a matter of will and discipline," like a good samaritan (Luke 10. He was calling on behalf of Daniel Gomez to ask Ives if he would kindly meet with them. It kept him from sleeping as he would scratch until he bled night after night. As Ives prepared to leave Father Jimenez told him that "only God knows how much good he has (you have) done. " What Father Jimenez told Ives was precisely true. " As the sessions persisted, Ives began to communicate with Gomez, sending him letters and a package every so often. Upon entering Gomez' home Ives was quickly reminded of his first visit on 137th street. Will you think about this? I know it would make a difference, (Hijuelos, 193). Look, sir, I know it's a lot to ask, but we of the comunidad have to do something to make it better for people like him, the government won't. Then, one night Ives recieved a second phone call from Father Jimenez asking, again, to set up a meeting between Ives and Daniel Gomez. Here, Father Jimenez wants Ives to act in good faith, by trying to imitate christ. " Over the years Ives kept his communication with his son's killer to himself. God was the only one who would know how much good he had done.
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