Back when all parables were created, society was strict and very much incompliant to different views, and the parables would create a moral standard in which would overcome society’s rigid rules. When used in context of today’s society, though, how relevant can these parables be to such a vastly different world? In accordance to David Brooks’ column from the New York Times, parables are still very relevant, for when it comes to the parable of the Prodigal Sons, Brooks defends the father within the story and compares the two sons to modern American social policy-making of today. The ideas Brooks provides, however, are flawed with hasty generalizations and black-and-white reasoning. To begin with, while providing comparisons to the sons within
