Tree of life - nature v. grace

In Tree of life, the character I believed was the best transformation from nature to grace was the father played by Brad Pitt. The Father is serious person who takes teaching his kids about the world they live very, almost too, seriously. The father is a man who seems to be a little upset on how things turned out for him. He wants his kids to follow their dreams because he did not follow his. Through this anger of not reaching his dream of being a musician the father seems to take out anger on his family, in a relatively abusive manner. This idea of nature is shown through the fathers actions towards his kids and wife, as well as interactions with other members of the community. The father tries his best to save the boy who drowns at the river but cannot. The scene of the family leaving the funeral shows the father trying to get his kids to the car, it is as if he wants to console his family but cannot. The turn from nature to grace comes at the end of the movie, when you hear the father talking in the background, he mentioned that he was worth nothing and that he had "dishonored it all" because he did not know it was the Glory[of God]. He talks to his son about how he is not perfect as well. This scene is a big moment of change in the film for the father because before this he was very aggressive. Then after his son is acting out for awhile he comes to a place where he wants reconciliation and forgiveness for his actions, not just towards his son it appears, but for his whole life.