This story is about a deranged pastor that rapes a young school girl because she doesn’t ‘receive the spirit’ the way that the rest of her peers do. The voice in this story in quite gruesome, and at times does a fantastic job of evoking the sinister nature of the sacred subject, Christianity. The story doesn’t specify which sect/denomination of the church this is, but I don’t think it matters. What the reader is presented with is a very clear and vivid image of a crazy speaker that is high on the power that he thinks God has granted him. The story left me with an ill taste in my mouth, as the last image is the pastor raping the girl. It works in that regard, but I, as a reader, am left feeling a need for some triumph, but left only with despair. The writing in this draft moves forward with steady force. It is very clear and easy to follow. Good job.
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