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Grace In The Film The Others

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In many ways Grace is seen as an unpleasant character. In “The Others” Grace is seen as a very religious person who believes god and the Christian scriptures (the bible) shouldn’t be questioned. When Ann starts asking questions about the doubt of god and the afterlife (heaven and hell) Grace doesn 't find it acceptable.. Grace shouts at Ann “God would never allow such an abomination” then separates Ann from Nicholas. Ann is made to read the bible as her punishment and restore faith. A prop(s) we see quite a lot of in the film would be the use of christian artifacts in “The Others”. The bible is used in “The Others” when Grace teaches her children about god (to give/ restore faith). Rosaries are used in “The Others” in a time of doubt. When Grace
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