What is a summary of the story 'A Letter to God'?

Answer 1

One of the moral lessons of the story "A Letter to God" is that true faith in God will be rewarded through the charity of other men. The other lesson is that no good deed will go unpunished, as the postmen are blamed for stealing Lencho's money when they in fact provided it.

Answer 2

A Mexican peasant, Lencho, is distraught because a hailstorm has totally destroyed his crops and his family will have no food or money through the winter to come. He is a simple man of great faith in God and writes a letter asking for the modest sum of one hundred pesos. He mails the letter addressed to "Dios", and the village postmaster opens it and reads it. Moved by the ridiculousness of such a request but also by the peasant's simple but strong faith, the postmaster collects seventy pesos and mails it back to Lencho, being careful to cancel the stamp. Proud of the good deed and curious to see Lencho's reaction to the money from "God", the postmaster and his staff watch for the peasant's reaction to the gift. Surprise turns from triumph to disbelief to disappointment to outrage as Lencho counts the money. Lencho writes another letter to God, mails it, and leaves. The postmaster opens it and reads the following : Dios, thank you for the money, but please do not send it through the post office. They are thieves!"

Isn't this a beautiful irony, maybe the finest example to be found in a parable of only three or four pages?

What does it say about Lencho and his faith?

What does it say about the postmaster's belief about God?

Does any good deed go unpunished?

Answer 3

'A Letter to God' is a story about a poor farmer named Lencho who loses his entire crop to a hailstorm. He writes a letter to God asking for help and sends it to the post office. People are touched by his faith, and they collect money to send to him. When Lencho receives the money, he believes it is not enough and writes another letter to God, accusing Him of taking some of the money. The story explores themes of faith, trust, and human nature.

Answer 4

The moral of the story 'The Letter to god' is that extreme faith in the almighty can give you a ray of hope even in the darkest times.

Answer 5

The theme of the story "A Letter To God" is blind faith. This is put into action as the family's crops are destroyed by the hail storm.

Answer 6

A 8 year-old boy named Tyler write letter's to God explaining his thoughts, ideas and requests.