Jaja questions why Jesus had to be sacrificed, "Why did He have to murder his own son so we would be saved? Why didn't He just go ahead and save us?" [p. 289] And yet, Jaja sacrifices himself to save his mother from prison. Why does he do this? Should thi

After both his sister and mother are hospitalized from beatings, Jaja begins to rebel. Jaja is rational and protective and more outgoing than his sister. He severs ties with both his father and faith. Jaja takes the blame for his mother’s crime. He becomes a Christ-figure in this way. Ironically, he becomes a part of the narrative of his faith even though he had renounced it. Jaja felt his father had to be dealt with in this way and his mother was long suffering innocent who finally protected herself.