6. How does Mary’s careful planning influence the outcome of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your response. Be sure to explain how each piece of evidence supports your analysis.

Answer And Explanation : After killing him, Mary coldly and carefully plans a way in which she will not be accused of the crime. This influences the outcome of the story, ensuring that Mary is not blamed for the murder. For example, Mary goes out after the murder and talks to the grocer for a while

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Mary's careful planning influence the outcome of the story by coldly and carefully plans a way in which she will not be accused of the crime. This influences the outcome of the story, ensuring that Mary is not blamed for the murder. For Instance, Mary goes out after the murder and talks to the grocer for a while . This allows Mary to have an explanation in case she is considered a suspect. Another example is the way in which Mary cooks the lamb leg that she used to kill her husband. This allows her to hide the weapon, as well as to further develop her image as a perfect wife. Also told the police to eat the lamb leg so Mary's can get rid of the murder weapon.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).