'We are Bound for the Promised Land', analyse

We Are Bound for the Promised Land is a story about a young girl named Eilean Macleod who lives on a small farm with her father, mother and her two older sisters. The story deals with themes such as religion and rules. Religion plays a big role in the everyday life of the MacLeod family, with the father being a priest, religion is so important that almost everything in their house is dominated by it, even down to the tiniest details such as if it is a sin to peel your potatoes. The MacLeods are therefor dominated by many rules and members of the family will be punished hard if not enduring by the rules set by the father of the house. These rules seem to have affected members of the family already. The mother and the middle child seem to be persons who do what they are told without questioning if it is right, while the oldest child has become more strict. Eilean is the only one fighting to keep just the small amount of freedom she has left.

Eilean MacLeod is the main character in the story. She lives on a small farm in Scotland with the rest of her family. Eilean is the youngest of three sisters, the other twos names are Fiona and Mary. Eilean can be called a bit of a tomboy as her only friends are two boys named Angus Munro and Lewis Campell, which her father most certainly do not approve of, he would rather see her playing with girls. Facts as Eilean often playing at the beach with her to friends Angus and Lewis could indicate that she has not yet reached puberty. At the same time she also appears very childish for example when she sticks out her tongue at her sister in her way of showing her stubbornness and she also refuse to get a boyfriend. She is the daughter of a priest and this means that she has to live a very strict life and abide by many rules.