This Sunday - March 14 - we take a careful look at Chapter 18 of Breakfast at Sally's. The chapter is about death - physical and spiritual. Vinny dies; the graveside funeral is attended by five men - Jake, "C", Charles, Rodney and Richard. They brought along the incense, got some flowers out of the dumpster behind a florist shop, had a prayer, shed tears, and remembered Agent Orange, jungle ants and fungus. The chapter pushes hard on questions of death and life, war and peace, the power or impotence of prayer, and the meaning of life. Some questions for us to ponder...
- Like, what's the ... like ... word that everybody today ... like ... seems to use with ... like ... the same ubiquity as ... like ... the word that Lenny seemed so ... like ... fond of? What's your favorite word? What does it mean?
- The Viet Nam vets in attendance - three of them besides the deceased - were remembering their experiences in the war. Did Rodney, Charles and Jake return from the war alive or dead? Why?
- What do you think of "C's" choice for the reading - that death is our eternal companion? (Page 232.) Would you like this to be read at your funeral? Why or why not?
- Who fights our wars?
- Who pays the price?
- What does it mean to you when you hear someone say: "I'd be better off dead." (Page 233.)
- Do you believe God works in mysterious ways?
- If you were God, what would you give the world right now? (Page 236.)
- This is a tough chapter. Richard is a gifted writer. Does he force you to see anything you would rather not look at?
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