It turns out that Benjamin Nab was wanted for stealing the girl of a higher man. Or at least he got framed for it. Ben gets taken away and the small group breaks up. Ren goes to Ben's captor McGinty and tells a long tale. He has perfected the art of lying. It combines all the adventures he's had. But to no availe McGinty gets Nab up from his torture room, ready to kill him with the gun that killed Margaret, the woman they both loved. The woman who is also Ren's mother. The collar he kept from the beginning was the tie that he used to prove it to McGinty. With that chance Ben signals with his blue bandage from his head and a shot from outside kills McGinty. All hell breaks lose and the two end up running away.
Even after reading the book I can't decide on the purpose of the name. The only connection I see is catholicism. Ren is young, innocent, and catholic: Which I've posted were all recurring themes throughout the book. It seems to be the classic story of a lost past gained back. Ren is never truely bad, but gets by with plenty of sins. The books ends with a cliche life of happiness gained with Ben. The struggle is over.
I see a parallel between Ren and many kids today. Divorce rates are huge now. Kids are born, but then torn by their parents. It is our worlds that we are begining to have to run on our own. With the economy this is also really tough because we are limited financially. Those like me who are lucky enough to have a job, and add in a ton of hours make it ok. But, as with Ren, it has its drawbacks. Sure, I can do what I want, but how much do I really have?
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Can someone really be considered innocent in the purest sense if they have committed many terrible sins. That would be like Bernard Madoff had escaped criminal charges and was considered innocent by the courts.
I agree with you on the name Ren. I cant see the purpose behind it either, maybe Tinti just added it in there because it sounded weak and alone. I was interested by the plot twists and how Ren is connected to Benjamin. There always seems to be two guys fighting over a girl, and it never ends well for any of the parties involved. Overall, this was a pretty good book, written well, but never got too deep. The gravedigging gave it just the kind of spice it needed to keep you interested.
An important theme of this book seems to be how a background can define a person and influence them to do evil things, but we must overcome this and still continue to be moral. This struggle is something that defines a person's life and often the most important event as someone is growing up.
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