Post 26

I think at the beginning of this short story, Lane Dean Jr. is a devout Christian and that is undoubtedly what he bases his life around.  I think Lane believes that at the beginning of the story believes that being a good person revolves completely around how devout in your faith you are, in other words, living by the book of being a Christian.  They have done a deed, by Christian standards, is very sinful.  Him and his girlfriend got pregnant out of wedlock which is something that is very frowned upon.  In my opinion, at the end of the story his definition of a good person changes, I think he lets religion take over too much of who he is.  He is more worried about what the church will think of him, rather than doing what is right and that is standing by this girl and their unborn child. This is my opinion and I could be wrong, but I feel that no matter what he needs to own up to his "mistake" instead of hide from it.