Ironic
In the end when Faron says it would've been easier if he accepted the church. Ironic because the Amish lifestyle isnt supposed to be easy.
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No, he was thinking about motivation. Having a girl friend is a pretty strong motivation. You can always fall back on that if everything else doesn't make sense anyway.
On the surface.
Deeper down... Faron is about to sacrifice himself for the misery of the Amish people.