'"These are the only clothes I have," protested Kit.
"If they are not suitable, I shall stay ere with Mercy."
Through the crystal Sabbath morning the Meeting House bell tolled steadily. Matthew Wood stood on the threshold of his home, his bushy eyebrows massed close together as he surveyed the three women who waited to accompany him. Beside the plain blue homespun and white linen which modestly clothed Aunt Rachel and Judith, Kit's flowered silk gave her the look of some vivid tropical bird lighted by mistake on a strange shore. The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront.
"You will mock the Lord's assembly with such frippery," he roared.
This was the second time this morning that her uncle's wrath had descended on her head. An hour ago she had declined to go to Meeting, saying airily that she and her grandfather had seldom attended divine service, except for the Christmas Mass (50-1)."
This passage illustrates how this town revolves around religion. The family tries to fit in and not dress up. This is the exact opposite of Kit. All that she owns are fancy dresses that she wants to wear and show off all the time. Kit also is not Puritan. Kit believes in the Church of England. I am guessing that religion will come up as a problem later on in the book too. This passage also answers my question from before, the Uncle allows her to live and stay with them. This passage also gives more of a character to the Uncle. He is a very religious driven man that does not look for riches.
Questions
Does she ever stand up for the religion that she believes in or does she follow the puritan faith?
Will she ever become accustom to their way of living?
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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