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I just finished reading Brideshead Revisited, and I have some thoughts and questions.
I thought it was interesting that for a book written in England in the 40s, the other characters didn't really seem to greatly disapprove of Charles and Sebastian having feelings for each other. Maybe this has to do with the Church's official teaching that being gay isn't a sin, it's the acts are are sinful. (And to me it didn't seem like they had a physical relationship. Although, I did read one review where the writer had the opposite impression. Do you think they had a physical relationship?) Also, Anthony Blanche never received any divine punishment for being gay. He was probably one of the happiest characters. It was Charles and Julia's affair that Bridey referred to as "living in sin"
Speaking of Charles and Julia, do you think Charles really loved her or was he only attracted to her because she physically resembled Sebastian?
Another question, do you think that Julia's father really had a change of heart on his deathbed regarding Catholicism? I kind of think he might have been thinking, "If God is real then I better repent to go to heaven, and if God isn't real then this doesn't really matter, but better safe than sorry"
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