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Brideshead Revisited Themes

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Brideshead Revisited, a well-written novel by Evelyn Waugh explores many themes that can be applied to society today. Religion and the struggles that the characters face because of their faith seems to be a prominent theme throughout the book. Waugh appears to have a firm belief that religion can only bring harm to a person by ruining family relationships. For the Flyte family, religion only brings pain and suffering. Sebastian, an important character of this family, tells his friend Charles that he is part of a “mixed family religiously” (pg 98). This poor family is torn between the idea of keeping their family name by demonstrating that they are “fervent Catholics” versus being “excommunicated” and honest about their true beliefs
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