However, his actions still tear the Land family apart. Reuben is continually question himself if the law is right that is following Reuben or if his brother was right to attack the men. He must look to his father to provide him with moral guidance, given that his mother abandoned the family when he was just a child. Eventually, Jeremiah finds another mother figure, a woman named Roxanna, as a surrogate, but the family is always clearly dominated by the father. The rightness of patriarchal authority is once again confirmed by the fact that Jeremiah is such a good single parent, although not by choice. Only occasionally does the utterly devoted, adorable youngest sibling, Swede perform 'wifely' duties, like cooking an elaborate Thanksgiving meal. There seems to be no real need for an equal, motherly presence.
Other than Davy's violent outburst, Jeremiah's children follow him with seemingly unflinching loyalty -- he not only brings back people from the dead, engages in miraculous healing of people and saddles, but even feeds an entire household multiple bowls of fish stew, including the insatiable family friend Lurvy with what should only be enough for four bowls. The only difference between Jesus and Jeremiah's miracle of the 'loaves and fishes' is that Jeremiah seems more surprised that it occurred, perhaps a way of showing that although Jeremiah is godlike and God-inspired, he is not God himself (Enger 46).
The ability to perform the miraculous gives Jeremiah Land authority as a prophet in the story. Like many prophets he is 'low' socially -- a mere janitor, but can do great things from his own conviction and because of God's grace. Some of his miracles initially seem inscrutable: For example, Jeremiah heals his former employer after being unjustly fired, but does not cure Reuben's asthma, an affliction that threatens his life until the very end of the story when Jeremiah 'dies' for Reuben, and Reuben is restored to perfect health (Enger 80). This miracle also shows Jeremiah's knowledge of when the...
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