![]() ![]() ![]() It is implied that, because of this historical separation from other people, the Marchmain family feel that they are different, even though this is not obvious from the outside. Catholics were historically persecuted in Britain, which was a majority Protestant country, and anti-Catholic laws existed there until the 19th century. The members of the Marchmain family feel that they are social outsiders in Britain. However, in the novel, it is those for whom suffering is deep, genuine and spontaneous-rather than those who try to martyr themselves-who receive God’s graces. Brideshead Revisited suggests both that Catholics are legitimately persecuted, because they do not conform, and that they deliberately seek out suffering because this brings them closer to God. The novel centers around the experiences of Charles Ryder and his interactions with the Marchmain family, an aristocratic family of English Catholics who view themselves as outsiders because of the historical persecution of Catholics in Britain. The Catholic belief that suffering and persecution lead to godliness is a major aspect of Brideshead Revisited. ![]()
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