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One of the main themes I noticed throughout the first four chapters was the reliance on religion. The women realize they can not control what is going on in the front and have to rely on their faith to get them through it. Confederate women also believe that God will bring them justice against the Yankees, even when the Confederates are losing. It was interesting to see how much their faith was a part of their life. -- Kari W. | One of the main themes I noticed throughout the first four chapters was the reliance on religion. The women realize they can not control what is going on in the front and have to rely on their faith to get them through it. Confederate women also believe that God will bring them justice against the Yankees, even when the Confederates are losing. It was interesting to see how much their faith was a part of their life. -- Kari W. | ||
| − | I also noticed the women’s reliance on religion. Perhaps they developed this reliance in the pre-war years. | + | I also noticed the women’s reliance on religion. Perhaps they developed this reliance in the pre-war years. Given the male-dominated society they belonged to, a women's relationship with God may have been one of the only things they had control over. –Andrew B |
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
