Passage Analysis

  "Father, if you want another preacher in this world, you give him to me. You give me Timmy, and I will raise him to be a preacher"(3).


            These words are stated in the beginning of Chapter 2 before Tim was born. The quote was said by Tim's father after he had finished preaching in the Philippines in 1986. The quote was directed to God after Tim's father had become heavily burdened by the millions of babies being aborted in America. The quote on page 3 demonstrates foreshadowing because it gives hints and suggestions early in the plot of the story to anticipate the birth of Tim Tebow later in the plot. The quote is also a flashback because the quote is an interruption of story's chronology to introduce another topic.

            The passage is significant because Tim was born a year later, even though his mother was in her late 40's, which is considered too late in life to have a baby. The name Timothy means "honoring God." When Tim isn't playing football, he is preaching to those who need comforting, such as orphans, former criminals and anyone else who needs it.Tim's father's prayer to God came true, Tim's dad taught him to be a preacher and that's exactly what Tim is doing.