The+Change+of+Heart


 * The Big Questions: How does this chapter fit the novel as a whole / Why is it important / What should a good reader take away from this chapter?**

The focus of chapter four, **//The Change of Heart,//** is religion. Johnson and Joe Roberts discuss the subject and the judgement that comes along with it. Joe Roberts was being a aloof in saying that he is a religious man but doesn't seem to practice the compassion towards Canary that a religious man would. (Brister and Rey)


 * Important Quotes (and commentary)**

//My father was untroubled. His was a quizzical attention, and the enthusiasm of the gospel shouters amused him. "What are they so het up about?" he asked. "If what they believe is correct, they've got it made. If they really believed everything they said, they wouldn't have to say it so much. "They just want to share the joys of eternity with you, Brother," Johnson Gibbs said. "How do they know I'm not saved? I might be." "If your're saved," Johnson said, "you're keeping it mighty secret. You want to riproar about it and carry on, and not leave folks in the dark." "Maybe I'll do that," he said. "I might have a gift for riproaring."//

This quote really describes Joe Roberts, not by physical description but by personality. Through the book he has a superior-like attitude. (Brister and Rey)


 * Moments of astonishingly good writing**