Pilate in the 21st Century Assignment: Select one character from the novel and place him or her in a different place and time. Generate a creative piece that presents the character in his or her new setting, portrays his or her voice, and his or her cultural context. This creative piece may be an internal monologue, or dialogue, or short piece of fiction. Length should be one and a half pages long. That morning she …showed first 75 words of 900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 900 total…is unacceptable to be a lesbian but is strong for a woman to divorce a man.)Pilate tries to be manly and strong by trying to convince Ruth to divorce Macon Dead and live with her. Today it would be acceptable for a woman to have a child out of wedlock however it would be unacceptable for Pilate to be a lesbian who would enjoy the company of men but prefers the company of women.