OCS's theme is ‘All Flesh is in God’s hand”, and he arranges the story so that all the principal characters are acting in good faith but end up enacting a result that most of them see as bad - a woman has to share her husband with another woman. This adds a lot to the spare bible narrative which is silent on the thoughts and motivations of Leah and Rachel.
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Orson Scott Card's Rachel and Leah: Review…
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OCS's theme is ‘All Flesh is in God’s hand”, and he arranges the story so that all the principal characters are acting in good faith but end up enacting a result that most of them see as bad - a woman has to share her husband with another woman. This adds a lot to the spare bible narrative which is silent on the thoughts and motivations of Leah and Rachel.