God. Andrea seems very certain that there is a God but she gets very
angry with God and disappointed with God throughout the novel. Andrea
wonders why God allows the men to rape her and hurt her so much. She
often says that God is assisting the men in raping her in some way or
another. She says things like "He's making the man stronger" and "God
rides on the back of the man and I see Him there doing it." This
language is very powerful and you can feel that Andrea is angry with
God. Since God is a man (is always portrayed as a man), she seems to
feel that he must also be oppressive to her. She has had so many bad
relationships with men that hurt her and took advantage of her that she
has no reason to think that any man, even God, would take care of her.
There are times that she seems to think God is good and can protect
her. She prays to God often while being raped, asking him to get the man
to stop or to get tired and get off of her. But almost every time, she
is disappointed because God does not stop the men. This leads her back
to hating and being angry with God.
I think this can parallel how some people in our society often pray to
God more when things are going wrong and take advantage of the times
that things are going well. Many people blame God for the bad things
that happen and take personal credit for their successes. Some of this
is human nature, and I myself am occasionally guilty of this (on the
days that I believe in God) but I definitely found this chapter to be an
interesting parallel, although it was very extreme and difficult to
read.
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