Sin In Go Tell It To The Mountain

A Pocket Full of Sin In “Go Tell It to the Mountain”, John Grimes has to constantly deal with sin, an idea that is constant in the world around him. Additionally, sin is a driving force for the story, where every character has evolved from sin. One person’s sin is another person’s burden, and another person’s sin is another’s happiness. Sin can also be used as a shield in order to protect a loved one. This book is a constant struggle between each person’s sin and how they combat it. Within the first few pages of the book, John has already “sinned with his hands”, implying that he has already done sexual acts. He also sins by fantasizing about how some boys,”…who made bets with each other as to whose urine could arch higher” (Baldwin 15).