The+Prodigal+Son

=media type="custom" key="7301567" align="right" Allusion type: The Prodigal Son= = Type of allusion: Biblical allusions= =Explanation/ background information about the allusion, including original source if known: The prodigal son was a story about a lost sheep and a lost coin. The story begins by Jesus describing a man with two sons. One of the sons had asked for his share of the family inheritance so he can go live his life. After his father died, and the inheritance was received and the youngest son left, and went on a long expedition to a far away land and begin wasting the money on wild living. Since he spent all his money, he had to resort to feeding pigs, and after a while he found himself eating the pig’s food. Once the young man realizes what wrong he has done, then he decides to make the long exhibition back home to his father. When he got back he asked his father for forgiveness and mercy. The father who had been waiting for his son to come to his senses welcomed him back with open arms of compassion. He is excited and happy of the return of his youngest son. The father was so overjoyed that he had his server’s creator a giant feast in celebration. The older son was not happy one bit, when it came to welcoming and celebrating on his brother’s return. The father tries to encourage the jealous older brother by saying “You're always with me and everything I have is yours.”=



= The idea your allusion portrays; what the allusion represents: = =The allusion portrays forgiveness; also portrays spend your money wisely and respect your parents, because you’ll never know when you will need them again.=



=Other information you feel is necessary to convey in relation to your allusion: The son was a Jew, and Jew’s weren’t allowed to touch pigs, so when he went to the extreme of eating pig food and feeding the pigs, You know that he has went as low as he can go.=

= An original example (yours and your partners) of your allusion being used in writing: After quitting modeling because of drugs prodigal son Marija Vojovic came back and made it to the fashion capital Milan, Italy.=

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