The irony of Dalore’s community
Greg is a Catholic preacher, and his role is to serve humanity, especially the most vulnerable in society. Greg is stationed at Dalore, where he is in charge of the Mission Church. Father Greg is astonished to learn that despite people being poor, they live in violence and hate each other. Instead of love and helping one another, gangs kill innocent people.
Father Gregory’s success
Father Gregory was stationed at Dalore, a place characterized by poverty, illiteracy, and violence, amongst other negatives vices. However, Father Gregory saw it as an opportunity to exploit his calling of serving humanity. Father Gregory started building schools and provided education to the teens that were largely involved in crime. Similarly, Father Gregory set up counseling facilities and initiated several empowerment projects that led people out of poverty. Father Gregory achieved a lot in positively transforming the Dalore community. Ironically, Father Gregory does not want to take credit for that positive transformation because he argues that he was doing what God sent him to do. Unlike other people, Father Gregory depicts true servanthood.
The irony of the title 'Tattoos on the Heart'
The title of this book is satirical because the reader disagrees with the author's initial assertion that a tattoo can be drawn on the heart. However, the irony of this title is symbolic because it represents the sorrows and agonies that people go through in life. For instance, the people of Dalore have 'tattoos' on their hearts because they are going through various challenges and misery in life. However, the arrival of Father Gregory ensures that the community has a happy ending.
Economic deprivation in Los Angeles
Readers exploring this book on the global platform do not find it realistic that there are the poorest people in prominent cities globally, such as Los Angeles. Ironically, this book is set in Los Angeles in one of the poorest neighborhoods. Father Gregory could not believe it when he first visited Dalore. For instance, Father Greg was surprised to learn that Dalore was economically deprived despite being in one of the richest states in America.
The conversion of gang life to fruitful economic life
Who knew that the gang of Dalore would end and its participants become fruitful members of society? It was unbelievable that one spiritual person could bring a powerful influence in the Dalore community to end crime, poverty, and hatred. Ironically, Father Greg made the impossible a possibility. The first time Fathe Greg visited Dalore, he knew that he had to do something, and he requested God to give him wisdom and resources to transform society. Through the construction of schools and other amenities, Father managed to convince criminal teenagers to embrace education, and they did. Similarly, Father encouraged people to take up empowerment opportunities to end poverty. Towards the end of the book, the reader realizes that the initial gang life was fruitfully converted to economic progress and prosperity.
