Enos hunts in the woods and remembers the gospel that his father taught him; as a result, he kneels and cries all day and during the night for the salvation of his soul.
Only faith in Christ will save them, but God makes a covenant with Enos that he will bring the records of the Nephites to the Lamanites in due time.
They live in tents, wander around in the wilderness, wear loincloths, shave their heads, and often eat raw meat.
[10] Enos begins his account in a manner that is similar to Nephi's: he mentions parental influence, passed on through religious counsel.
[14] Terryl L. Givens also argues that Enos' intended literary audience leans toward the Lamanites, as the Nephites will eventually be destroyed.
[16] On another note, literary critic Richard Rust compares the style and syntax of the Book of Enos and that of Erich Auerbach's Mimesis account of when Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac.
Specifically, Rust noticed in both accounts similar uses of modifiers as well as “and.”[17] Additionally, Enos fills his narrative with words such as "wrestling" that generally appeal to a reader's emotions, says Protestant theologian John Christopher Thomas.
[18] The familial and covenantal responsibilities that Enos feels bring a serious but personal flavor into the narrative, according to BYU English professor Sharon J.