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Ordinary Grace Quotes

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“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences,”- Unknown. William Kent Krueger uses this theme in his book Ordinary Grace. Acceptance is seen in Ordinary Grace more times than it is not. Ordinary Grace is a tremendous book with many ups downs and surprises. In the story, Frank and Jake Drum find their sister, Ariel, dead in a lake near their house in the small town of New Bremen, Minnesota. New Bremen has undergone three murders in the summer of 1961 and has sadly accepted death as a part of life. The town is now full of tragedy and sorrow. Jake and Frank take it upon themselves to solve Ariel's murder mystery despite their father's best efforts of keeping them out of the …show more content…

While being interviewed by the cops, Jake stated, “He -Warren Redstone or the Indian- didn’t scare me. I didn't think he was going to hurt us or anything” (41). This quote signifies that Jake was not scared of the man, based on his skin color. Even in the toughest circumstances Jake accepted Warren Redstone and did not make any assumptions on his decisions or actions. Many people speculated that Warren Redstone killed the man because he was an Indian. But, not Jake. He understood, having been harassed and called “retard” (14) for his stutter. Jake knows how it feels to have false accusations made on people that do not deserve it. So, because of Jake’s persuasion to the police, Warren Redstone did not have to face any trials or persecution for the man killed on the railroad tracks. Jake’s honesty and approval of Mr. Redstone was shown through this …show more content…

Frank and Jake had solved the mystery of Ariel’s killer. A young girl named Leia had brutally murdered Ariel leaving the Drum family lost and confused. Leia and her blind brother Emil had been family friend’s with Frank’s family for a long time. When Jake found out that Leia killed Ariel he accepted the fact that Leia was already in misery and told Frank, “She doesn't have anything Frank. Just this place and her brother. She is already in Jail” (289). This quote exemplifies that Jake was protecting and accepting Leia because of her disabilities. Jake did this because once again, he has a stutter and knows what it feels like to be different and to be made fun of because of the differences. Frank also accepted Leia because of her disabilities. Although Frank was very hesitant at first, he learned to accept the fact that if Leia would go to jail she would never last. Because of the two very accepting boys, Leia did not have to go to jail and dealt with the consequences from her older brother Emil. In this example, Frank and Jake’s acceptance for anyone and everyone is really demonstrated and it shined them through a very dark

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