Religion In James Agee's A Death In The Family

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James Agee’s novel, A Death in the Family, tells the story of the Follet family’s reaction to a terrible loss. The novel is told from various perspectives and this form of writing offers a more in-depth view of the characters’ feelings and emotions. A major theme of the novel is religion. It is the greatest cause of discussion among the nuclear family and Mary’s side of the family. Out of all the family members, Mary and Aunt Hannah are the most religious. The rest of the family, especially from Mary’s side, does not understand their devotion to this belief. Throughout the novel, one can see two different religions: natural religion and organized or institutionalized religion. Natural religion is the belief in which God, the souls, spirits,

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