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A Conversation Between John Grady And Rawlins
After being separated from Blevins, John Grady and Rawlins have a conversation about religion while they are heading South. Rawlins starts to talk about it first as he says: “You think God look out for people?” Grady replies that he does believe in God and so does Rawlins. However, Rawlins is more religious than Grady because Rawlins claim that He has planned everything while Grady only “guess” so. Rawlins believe that everything happens for a reason. The authors implies the butterfly effect that there is no coincidence. Grady and Rawlins are having this conversation because deep down, they are afraid. They almost got shot and killed. Therefore, they need someone to rely on. They need someone to watch their back for them. Hence, they created
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