In The Book Of Ruth, by Jane Hamilton, every character suffers some form of pain. Many of the characters aren't sure how to handle their pain the right way. Each character also has a different reaction to the pain, just like in reality; everyone handles his or her pain differently. Some people don't handle his or her own pain the right way. Others know how to regenerate their pain in good, constructive ways. By reading …showed first 75 words of 1098 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1098 total…deals with her pain, by blaming others. Her problems were always someone else's. In the end of this book, May is dead, due to Ruby's beating. Pain and suffering is something everyone endures in one-way or another, it's all about how you handle it. Unfortunately, in this book not ever character handled his or her pain the right way. Because of it, one person is dead, one is in jail, and one was seriously injured.