"As It Was in the Beginning" Question Number 3.

"As It Was in the Beginning"
Question Number 3. How did Father Paul convince Laurence? Do you gree with Father Paul's reasons?



            According to the article"As It Was in the Beginning" was about homesickness, and discrimination. Laurence who wanted to marry Esther talked about his possibility marriage to Father Paul, and  Esther heard that Faher Paul and Laurence's conversation. Father Paul convinced that he disagree about the marriage because he said that Esther had red skin and half-breed.
           I strongly disagree with Father Paul what he said because people must not discriminate against anyone based on race or religion, and people should receive an equal treatment even though they have different skin and mixed-blood. In my opinion, At that time, there were not many mixed-blood peole in the Western world, so Father Paul would have discrimminated against Esther. However, nowadays, it is impossible to do discrimination. Esther was not treated as a person and a woman. I do not have about a discrimination experience, but if I were a victim of racism, I might be really upset. Moreover, Esther felt a homesick, so she might be so lonely and easy to get hurt from Father Paul's saying. Father Paul tried to make Laurence believe that Esther was not a good person to get married becasue she was red skin and half bleed, so Laurence changed his mind.