Joshua and the ChildrenThere were many reasons why Joseph Girzone titled his book "Joshua and the Children." I think the main reason for the title was Joshua's purpose in the city. The author explains how Joshua is there to fulfill the promise of "his Father". Joshua wants to teach all the children in the city to get along and be at peace with each other. Joshua says it's too late for adults to learn the way, that they've lived hateful lives. Joshua must turn to children if he wants to change the future. He believes that if children are taught not to hate and to respect others, regardless of racial or ethnic differences, then the world will improve when they become adults. This new generation will therefore bring happiness to the world. Joshua knows that these children were victims of their parents' wrongdoings. He knows they were born into a society full of hate. Hatred for members of a different race. Hate without reasoning. He believes that what adults do to children is wrong. They are raised to believe that it is okay to mistreat someone who is "different" than you. This is why Joshua felt he should teach children and not adults. Once Joshua began to communicate with the children and got to know them better, the adults were amazed at how Joshua related so well to the children. He knew their names from the moment he met them, played their games and even got lost. Eventually the adults of the town began to realize that whoever this Joshua really was, he was a role model for every one of them. The Muslim boy was a very important character in this book. He and one of his friends went down to the square where Giosuè met with the children every day. His friend told Joshua that the boy was blind. Everyone in the square watched in disbelief as Joshua cured the boy's blindness with the touch of his hand. The boy's family were weapons distributors. After seeing that Joshua was able to fix their boy, they too became good people and, thus, made the city a better place. The final event in history that showed peace had been achieved was a football match with Catholics playing against Protestants..