Flannery O'Connor's "Revelation." and"A Father's Story" by Andre Dubus

"A Father's Story": A Testament of Love         A father's love for his children surpasses all other forms of love. "A Father's Story", by Andre Dubus narrates the lengths of a father's love for his daughter and the extent he will go to protect her, even if it means he must sacrifice a part of himself in the process. By proving his love, a father must face challenges with his own values and morality. Luke Ripley, …

…significance to his way of life. By proving his love for his daughter, Luke sacrificed a part of himself in the process, but gained a deeper respect for God and his daughter and a profound meaning for living. It was a natural instinct that Luke would do anything in his power to protect his daughter, acting out of love in weakness, as God did by sending his Son to earth to redeem the world's sins.