From the Gospel of Luke and by Garrison Keillor, a comparison.
             Many parables originated from Christianity. One of the most well-known ones is the Prodigal Son. In fact, due to its popularity, it is often quoted from, and different adaptations of it have been written and even acted out. The original version of the Prodigal Son is from the Gospel of Luke 15:11-32. Garrison Keillor, a celebrated fiction writer, and host of a weekly live radio show, attempted and succeeded at such an adaptation of this parable and came up with a humorous version of his own in which he retold the story through a radio drama.
             A parable is a short, simple story, which conveys a moral or a lesson. These lessons are taught by use of comparisons. During early Christianity, Jesus used parables to communicate the hidden truths of God's kingdom. Through these short stories, the people were able to understand the lessons better, because they were able to relate to them from Jesus' use of illustrations and examples taken from their daily life. These parables helped the people apply these life lessons in their goals to be Christians and because of this importance the parables were always of a serious mood or tone. For this reason, Keillor's version of the Prodigal Son seems unnatural because of the way he portrayed it, yet its lesson still comes across.
             In the Gospel of Luke the Prodigal Son accounts the story of a father and his two sons. From this story the father-son relationship that God has with humanity is portrayed. The sin of human nature through the younger son's selfishness and squandering, and through the older son's incapability of forgiveness is also shown. God's unconditional and merciful love is also represented as the father received his younger son with open arms despite of what he had suffered. In short the parable reveals that we humans have a free will and if we choose to love in God's Grace, regardless of our past
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