Spirituality In Jandy Nelson's I Ll Give You The Sun

In Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give you the Sun, spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all, making up one's identity. (http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/purpose/spirituality/what-spirituality). Their actions
As characters and people, our actions stem from our beliefs. In the novel, Noah and Jude's actions reflect what they believe and the people that they are. In particular, Jude uses Grandma Sweetwine's Bible to make decisions and justify the events in her life. An example would be, when Oscar …show more content…
For instance, Oscars mother told him prophecies about his soul mate she said “I’d meet you in a church… you’d glow like an angle… you’d be a bit odd... You’d feel like family” (pg. 235) As soon as Oscar meet Jude in the church he felt himself once again and returns to his spirituality which is the prophecy and allows him to once again find his identity once again. When Brian was deciding to come out to the world and tell people that he was gay, he was not sure his teammates would accept him. Although Baseball is his unique form of spirituality he wasn’t sure he could be himself and play. Once he builds up the courage to tell others he realized that baseball was the one thing helping him stay true to his identity and that no matter what baseball would be there for him. Jude read articles about how “Brian came out to his entire school at a prep rally…the baseball team was in the middle of a winning streak where he had pitched two no hitters” (pg. 297) this quote builds on the fact that Brian used his spirituality to give him courage and overcome this obstacle in his life, to be honest with his