After writing my final paper on the slave it allowed me to go back and review this great novel. It is almost painful to see all that Jacob must go through. First his painful conflict between his love for a gentile and his dedication to his religion. His confusion on why good men suffer and the wicked can go free. His constant persecution by all those who he comes into contact with. What hurts the most to read is how hard he tries to make his sins right in the sight of God. Even when he admits his loss of love for his Lord he still wishes to do right. It is hard to see a man suffer so much and not be rewarded for it.