Who are you? Who am I? Do you know who you are? Are you positive with this answer? Change is not always a positive experience to live through. But the experience of change can always affect something or someone's life. In the book "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson, the main characters Sara Louise Bradshaw, McCall Purnee, Sister Caroline Bradshaw and Captain Hiram Wallace face many obstacles in their lives on Rass Island while making the experience growing up with their friends and family. member, Sara Louise. In this book, you will discover that one can ignore one's flaws and disadvantages to discover that one is beautiful and important underneath to change/achieve one's destiny. One's knowledge and beliefs in religion can affect who you really are and your destiny. The main character, Sara Louise Bradshaw, feels like she is unloved by her family and friends or, at the very least, less loved than her twin sister, Caroline. [Sara] Louise's strong belief in the Roman Catholic Bible affected her mind on a fixed impression and changed her inner outward appearance. For as it is said: “Romans nine thirteen: “As it is written, I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau. » (Paterson 178) This quote refers to the Christian biblical story of Abraham and the rivalry of his two sons, Jacob and Esau. Religion teaches general morality, however, when beliefs cannot be relied upon religious to control her life and her soul in a universal concept. Louise is easily persuaded by a prayer and does not dare to finish it because that is what she is afraid of and that is what makes her unique. is: "Now I sleep, I pray to the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray to the lord ...... middle of paper ...... below. Religious beliefs play a very important role in creating and shaping a person's character and personality. A person's destiny and destiny can be determined by their current habits and lifestyles, but with some variation. determination and hard work, a difficult life can be changed. Caring for young people physically can also represent a transfer of emotional love for the innocent. Sometimes desire and dedication cannot transform us into something they are not meant to be, into something they are not, because there are many natural obstacles that exist for a reason. These concepts play a valuable role not only in the adventure of self-discovery, but also in a journey to discover and experience life. No matter what conditions and obstacles one faces, one must always believe in oneself because with hard work and determination one should and would be rewarded with things of value beyond this universe..