I was puzzled by the character of the "reverend" guy who challenged the James Earl Jones character's right to be in "his" neighborhood. Why would a real minister travel around like a mob boss with several body guards? Was the continued reference to him as a "reverend" just tongue-in-cheek?
shareIMO, it was pride. sometimes we do not want to see other people make it where we failed. But when his reading room was burned down, the reverend finally 'saw the light'. it doesn't who was wrong or right, the greater good was to help everyone. even if the help comes from an outsider.
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I thought the reverend just wasn't wanting William to "dabble" in helping the people of the community, then get bored and fed up and abandon them. As far as the "bodyguards" go, I'd just assumed that, given his somewhat authoratative stature and the dangers of that neighborhood, he sort of needed them for protection.
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Keep in mind the heads of most innercity churches are not real ministers. They did not go to school for four or six or more years to becomne an ordained individual in an accepted American faith. These innercity pastors, while they may be well meaning, are often self-proclaimed potentates. This particular "minister" (and never, ever refer to a minister, real or self-proclaimed, as a reverend, as this is not a title but simply an adjective) was of a highly political bent, carefully watching over his turf and looking for intruders or interlopers and possible ursupers.
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