'Change In Bill Myers Blood Of Heaven'

The Blood of Heaven by Bill Myers teaches people that no matter how bad people are, they can change. For Instance, after Steiner falls off the edge of a bridge and Coleman catches him, “...the force of Steiner’s falling body pulled him down, slamming him hard onto the roadway. Now Steiner was dangling over the bridge, clinging to Coleman, his weight pulling Coleman’s arm into the roadway’s steel teeth”(255). Later Coleman tries to save Steiner, “He turned back to Steiner. Suddenly he understood. ‘No!’ he shouted, ‘I’m not letting go! Do you hear me? I’m not letting go! Pull! Pull!’”(256) This portrays the fact that Coleman fought to save a life. Before, he would have just let Steiner go. This proves that people can change; Coleman