A critical comparasin between the Biblical Book of Ruth and the Book of Ruth written by Ruth Hamilton

The most obvious comparisons between the Book of Ruth in the Bible and Jane Hamilton's Book of Ruth are in the characters. In the bible Ruth says "I want to go wherever you go and to live wherever you live." (Ruth 1:16) This sentiment of Ruth toward Naomi is the same sentiment that is held by the fictional Ruth toward Aunt Sid. In the same way that Ruth attaches herself to Naomi, the fictional Ruth seems to want to be Aunt Sid's daughter, rather than May's. A very literal connection between Boaz and Ruby can be made. "Boaz married Ruth, and when he slept with her, the lord gave her a…