Reoccurring Miracles In Peace Like A River

The reoccurring miracles that Jeremiah performs throughout the novel Peace Like A River by Leif Enger are motifs that support the them in the novel. The miracles in the novel show that Jeremiah could solve the problems at hand including curing Reuben's breathing eventually even if it doesn't seem possible. Reuben's breathing problems were a battle he had to face throughout the book and it ties itself to the them. These miracles are shown through several chapters in the novel. The first miracle that Jeremiah did in the novel was int eh first chapter when Reuben was born. Reuben somehow survives even his lungs weren't working because Jeremiah performs a miracle by saying " 'Reuben Land int he name of the living God I'm telling you to breathe.'