If there were a sentence that could sum up Hey Nostradamus! it would be the writing Cheryl did on her binder before her death. Her repetition of “GOD IS NOWHERE / GOD IS NOW HERE” (Coupland 9) is centered around the theme of religion, and how each character in the book feels differently about it.
In Cheryl’s eyes, this picture would read “GOD IS NOW HERE”. Her religious nature first came as her attempt to win Jason’s heart, but soon her life was indulged with all things God and truly believed in religion as opposed to the beginning stages of her fascination. Her life with Jason revolved around their religious beliefs, but Jason began only being this religious for the love of Cheryl and because of the impression his religious father Reg left on him, not his own opinions. In Jason’s eyes, this picture would read “GOD IS NOWHERE” because the more Reg pushed religion on him, the more he rejected it. The final breaking point of Jason’s questions for religion came when God was nowhere is be seen in the school massacre. He realized that no matter how much he prayed, God wasn’t going to save his classmates, his own actions were. By God taking away Jason’s wife Cheryl, he lost all hope, and in some ways, Jason would have been better off dying in the school shooting than surviving it. If Jason was also shot, he would be free from all his thoughts of depression, guilt and anger. Jason has such hard feelings that God was not there to prevent the school shooting that he says “…if you had seen me, I sure wouldn’t have been praying.” (Coupland 45) After being a part of such a tragedy, unfortunately Jason’s life will always be consumed with thoughts of it: “He never really got over it, you know” (Coupland 47)
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