Jay is described as being spiritual in that he goes to church, but only to get breakfast afterwards. He ignores the sermon by thinking of inappropriate things. The answer to evil is described as being good. Jay's dad accuses the Brown kids of being racist for not talking to Jay, who is white, but it is argued that it would only be racist if they did not talk to him solely because of his race, and not talking to someone you do not know is just indifference, not racism.

1. BIFOCAL
CHAPTER 17
DECEMBER 2019
M. RIDDELL

2. 1. EXPLAIN WHETHER JAY IS SPIRITUAL OR
NOT.
• SPIRITUAL (ADJECTIVE) - RELATING TO RELIGION OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF OR
RELATING TO OR AFFECTING THE HUMAN SPIRIT OR SOUL AS OPPOSED TO
MATERIAL OR PHYSICAL THINGS.
• JAY IS SPIRITUAL IN THAT HE GOES TO CHURCH HOWEVER, HE GOES BECAUSE HE
GETS BREAKFAST OUT AFTER.
• HE IGNORES THE SERMON, USUALLY, BY THINKING OF OTHER THINGS, NOT
ALWAYS APPROPRIATE FOR CHURCH.

3. 2. WHAT IS THE “ANSWER TO EVIL”? PAGE 180
• THE ANSWER TO EVIL IS GOOD.
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4. 3. WHO DOES JAY’S DAD ACCUSE OF BEING
RACIST? EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE OR NOT.
PAGE 184
• JAY’S DAD ACCUSES THE BROWN KIDS OF BEING RACIST FOR NOT TALKING TO
JAY, WHO IS WHITE.
• IT IS RACIST IF THEY DON’T TALK TO HIM ONLY BECAUSE HE IS WHITE.
• IT IS NOT RACIST IF THEY DON’T TALK TO HIM BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW
HIM, THEN IT IS JUST INDIFFERENCE.
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