The Moral Lesson on the Parable of the Three Servants Essay

Absolute ValueJesus tells the story of a man who is going on a journey and leaves some money with three of his servants. One receives ten talents, another five, and the last only one. Their master is gone for a long time, and the first two servants take their money and invest it, so that by the time the master returns, they give him twice as much as he gave them. The last, however, buried his talent in the ground and could only offer what was never his. Even though the first servant had a total of twenty talents, while the second had only ten, both received the same reward from their master Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your masters happiness!(Matthew 2521). The master said to throw the last servant out into the street, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth(Matthew 2514-30). The point of this passage is that Jesus expects people to make the most of what they have been given. This same theme is the focus of Flannery OConnors Revelation. Proof of her purpose can be found in the metaphor of the title, a number of Biblical allusions, and portions of the literal text.Firstly, the title Revelation has both literal and metaphoric significance. Mrs. Turpin obviously has a vision, which may also be called a revelation, but the metaphor refers more specifically to the content of her vision. The point of the vision is that in the judgment Mrs. Turpin witnesses, people are revealed for what they truly are. The lowly people appear clean for the first time in their lives, but the upper class people see even their virtues . . . burned away(OConnor 1199). Many of the achievements of Mrs. Turpins...

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