The Book of Ruth
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By: Wendy Vitzthum and Emily Elbert
Summary
• The Book of Ruth is the story of a woman and her
daughter-in-law who leave Moab and head towards
Bethlehem. The daughter-in-law, Ruth, is trying to carry
out the levirate since her husband has died. Ruth ends up
finding Boaz, and although he is old, he is the one she
ends up marrying. They end up having a child together.
*This story deals with the devotion and loyalty to culture
and tradition, and the acceptance of roles.
Themes
•Loyalty
•Acceptance
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Symbols
•Shoe=testimony/acceptance
•Ruth represents devotion and
marriage(not wanting to be alone in
the world)
How It Relates to Us
• Close family ties
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• Some ladies marry old men
• Rewards received for devotion
Cultural Details
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Families are close
Monotheistic
God decides fate
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Hardworking, helpful, kind
Welcoming
Receive things for good deeds/devotion
Levirate
Worship idols
Shoe=testimony(purchased his wife)
Figurative Language
• Epithet
–Wife of Mahlon(Ruth)
–Restorer of thy Life(child of Ruth)
–Nourisher of thine old age(child)
–Daughter-in-law(Ruth)
More Figurative Language and
Literary Devices
• Personification: “Heart was merry”
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• Irony: about the child of Ruth being the
greatest king of Israel
Plot Structure
• Definite
• Developed Characters
• Specific Setting
• Short Story
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1: Conflict - the conflict is whether or not Ruth should move to
Bethlehem
2: Rising Action - Ruth works for a man named Boaz, and he is very
giving to her
3: Climax - when Ruth sleeps by the feet of Boaz, and he wakes up to
find her beside him
4: Falling Action - Boaz says another kinsman will be the redeemer of
Ruth
5: Resolution - Ruth and Boaz get married and have a son named
Obed
Questions…
• How does Naomi try to persuade Ruth and
Orpah not to follow?
• How do Ruth and Naomi manage to survive in
Bethlehem?
• How does Ruth come to attn. Of Boaz? Why
does he admire her?
• Why does Boaz first ask another relative to
“redeem” the property and wife of Elimelech?
Questions continued…
Values? -Hospitality -Courtesy -Modesty
– Acceptance -Respect for custom and
tradition
– Love story?
– Ironic?
– Compare to other
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Other Stories It Relates To
• Song of a Mother to Her Firstbornlove of child and importance of family
• Green Willow-carrying out
family traditions/marriage
• Beowulf-welcoming of the Danes
towards Beowulf and the Geats
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The End!!!