After reflecting on A Jest of God, I have to come to my own conclusions concerning the last line of the book. To me it seems as though the line “God’s pity on God” is Rachel’s way of saying that there should be pity on whoever has to determine a person’s fate. For a long time, Rachel feels trapped. She feels as though everything she does will ultimately have an effect on her life and her mother’s life. She fears that the words that she speaks, the choices that she makes, and the people that she associates with all could potentially be detrimental to their fate. This thought terrifies her so much that it leaves her completely unable to do anything at all. So she stays where she is and never takes any risks or does anything to further herself in life.
As the book progresses, Rachel comes to realize that the reason for her life never expanding beyond what it always has been is simply because of her fear. She learns that she needs to take risks in order to create a life for herself that will make her happy. With this realization also comes the realization that she cannot be one hundred percent responsible for what happens to herself or what happens to her mother. That ultimately whatever is meant to happen will happen despite how careful she is. Making this realization helps Rachel learn to stop having pity for herself and actually try to create a life that she really enjoys. While having a conversation with her mother, Rachel indicates that perhaps it should just be left to God to determine what happens to them. To me it seems that the last line of the book, “God’s pity on God,” is simply showing Rachel’s transition from pitying herself to pitying the real determiner of fate.
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