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I agree with Mary Beth, and as we talked about on Tuesday, I believe that religion is highlighted as a theme in this book. Going off of what Mary Beth said, I think that religion could have been used as a rationalization for defeat. A means to shift the blame from themselves, ie the confederacy, to God. If everything was divinely inspired, then it could not have been the soldiers’ fault for losing the war. –Andrew B | I agree with Mary Beth, and as we talked about on Tuesday, I believe that religion is highlighted as a theme in this book. Going off of what Mary Beth said, I think that religion could have been used as a rationalization for defeat. A means to shift the blame from themselves, ie the confederacy, to God. If everything was divinely inspired, then it could not have been the soldiers’ fault for losing the war. –Andrew B | ||
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| + | This chapter is the best example yet of how the Civil War changed gender roles and family structures. Men who did return to their families strove at least to resume their position as protector, but the manliness of labor was somewhat undermined by the presence of women in the workforce during the war. Also, the new position of free blacks changed the role of men and women. I felt little sympathy for the wives of men like Charles Jones (p. 151), except that she had to adjust to the "decline in their class position." | ||
| + | Religion, I thought, was a theme in the chapter and book that Whites uses too much. I understand both MB and Ashley's position. ''Some'' families used religion as rationale for defeat, like Andrew said. But like we discussed on Tuesday, religion was much more accepted and mainstreamed at the time, so religious references were not uncommon. I also thought it was interesting to see the role of the Augusta newspaper played. It sounded like they stressed the importance of moving on after Appomattox, though some people were not able or willing to comply.--Amanda | ||
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