Prodigal Son A Comparison
... For this reason, Keillors version of the Prodigal Son seems unnatural because of the way he portrayed it, yet its lesson still comes across. In the Gospel of Luke the Prodigal Son accounts the story of a father and two sons. The father-son relationship that God has with humanity is portrayed. ... Gods unconditional and merciful love is represented as the father received his younger son with open arms despite what he had suffered. ... In comparison, Keillors humorous version carries the same lesson but in a different style. ... In Lukes version of the Prodigal Son, each of the three characters was represented conservatively opposed to the way Keillor depicted his three main characters.