According to Galt, Lizzie can be seen as a Christ figure in the poem. From the start of the poem she warns Laura about the dangers of the fruit and the goblin men. However, she ignores and now needs to be saved by Lizzie. God is the same way. People do not pay attention to the warnings he places in front of them. He then comes to save people from their pain and suffering. Lizzie is similar. To save Laura she has to risk her safety for her. “The main reason why Lizzie is thought to be a Christ figure is the fact that she makes a huge sacrifice for her sister in order to save her life, for she goes to see the goblin men one night in an attempt to buy some of their fruit to give to her sister” (Galt 87). In the poem the acts done to Lizzie are
According to Galt, Lizzie can be seen as a Christ figure in the poem. From the start of the poem she warns Laura about the dangers of the fruit and the goblin men. However, she ignores and now needs to be saved by Lizzie. God is the same way. People do not pay attention to the warnings he places in front of them. He then comes to save people from their pain and suffering. Lizzie is similar. To save Laura she has to risk her safety for her. “The main reason why Lizzie is thought to be a Christ figure is the fact that she makes a huge sacrifice for her sister in order to save her life, for she goes to see the goblin men one night in an attempt to buy some of their fruit to give to her sister” (Galt 87). In the poem the acts done to Lizzie are