Role of Religion in We Were Here

Usually in novels religion is not talked about as much as other topics in interest. Rondell’s character is very religious and I think that even though he is not very well educated and doesn’t make good decisions sometimes, it shows kids who read this book that everyone can have religion no matter how bad their lives get. His faith in God is a hopeful motive in the journey through this book. Even when Miguel tells Rondell that all of their money was stolen and it was his fault, Rondell wasn’t even mad that they were going to starve. He had his full faith in God. Despite Rondell’s background of having a poor education and poor decision skills, he still had faith and friendship to back him up. While Miguel struggles to find meaning for anything, Rondell tries to show him that the Bible gives meaning to his life. Instead of escaping into the world of a book like Miguel does, Rondell faces his life and takes what God gives him. I wonder how this story would have played out had Miguel also been a religious person.