Religion plays a major role in Eveline's life when dealing with love. She loves her father though he treats her horribly. Eveline works hard to help support the family but he takes the money she earns, so he can go the bar on the weekends. Her mother died years ago and Eveline promised her that she would keep the home together as long as she could. This shows that a lot of the burden of being the caretaker of the family was heavily placed upon her. Since Eveline has this major burden to tend to she has no time to be in love. However, Frank, a man that cares a great deal for her, courts her and offers to take her away from Ireland to live in Buenos Ayres where "he would give her life and perhaps love too"(824). She comes so far as to arriving at

Religion affects Brown because he dreams of almost uniting with the devil and the witches though he is a practicing Christian. He finds himself battling between good and evil as he walks through into the wilderness. As he walks deeper into the forest, with the devil, he begins to worry that he has gone too far in. In other words, he fears he has fallen from the faith and tries to walk away to get right with God. However, he unconsciously continues to walk on till the witches try to make Faith a witch as well. Brown calls to her to flee from the wickedness. As soon as he wakes up from his dream filled slumber, he has the mindset that everyone, even his wife, are of a wicked nature. Because of the dream and his strong beliefs, he is convinced that everyone he knows is a hypocrite to the Christian faith and to Brown. Till his death, Brown leads a life of mental solitude, confiding in himself alone, because he believes everyone around him is evil.

the ship station with Frank. But in the midst of all that was happening around her, "she prayed to God to direct her, to show her what was her duty" (824). This statement shows she is hit with utter confusion and is asking a supreme being for help as to what decision would best suit her future. Religion basically decides what is "right" for the family instead of going with her heart's desire, which is to have a better, respected life and gain love.

Thus, it is clear that Eveline and Brown's faith are put to the test. They

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