Faith may comfort, but doubt sharpens. In The Color of Miracles by Kieth Merrill, Thomas Hall is not the kind of protagonist who starts with certainty—he begins with questions. His skepticism is not weakness; it’s the pulse that drives the entire story. Through him, Merrill reminds readers that disbelief is often the first step toward seeing clearly.
Thomas Hall is an acclaimed artist, known for his precision and pride. When he is commissioned to paint a mural on the “Descent of Man” for the Pacific Science Museum, his creative freedom collides with the museum director’s cold insistence on Darwinian realism. Thomas resists the idea of painting under strict ideology, yet his own agnosticism becomes another kind of cage. His skepticism isolates him—but it also makes him honest.
As The Color of Miracles by Keith Merrill unfolds, Thomas encounters Christina, a child who survives a car crash that appears to be an act of divine mercy. Her recovery, unexplainable and radiant, challenges everything he believes about truth, chance, and the meaning of life. It’s not faith that changes him—it’s the inability to explain what he sees.
Merrill doesn’t make Thomas a believer out of simplicity. He makes him a seeker out of necessity. And that’s why skeptics like Thomas Hall make unforgettable protagonists—they ask the questions everyone else avoids.
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