The Hessian
Living in a divided society based upon the religions of the Puritans and the Quakers, Evan Feversham sought out his own religious faith through his daily interactions with both religious groups. Evan Feversham was a very cynical man who had been witness to far to many wars and sorrowfulness. In a world already so full of hate and distress, he could no longer bear to witness such horrible acts of cruelty upon the suffering, yet he dealt with them each day being a doctor. He was a man of reason, attempting to solve his problems with plain and simple reasoning, for he did not believe in much anymore due to the events he had witnessed with his own eyes. From the very early ages of his life, Feversham had very little faith in God, for he felt that God had let him down by allowing the death of his father. From that point on, he had witnessed countless other deaths through participation in numerous wars and being a doctor. He was a man with very little faith in mankind, for all he saw were the death and misery that others inflicted upon each other. He began to lose
more and more of his faith in God and began to reason more about why things happened and were the way there were. Evan Feversham was a confused man who did not know what the difference between right or wrong was anymore. His interactions with both the Puritans and the Quakers gave him new ideas about his own faith and beliefs. It seemed that he would take on opposite beliefs of whichever group he was talking with. When he spoke with Squire Hunt, Dr. Feversham would disagree with the Puritan beliefs and religious faith, thinking that they were far too strict and pitiless for the troubled. However, when speeking with the Quakers, he would take on the side of the Puritans, thinking that the Quakers were far too compassionate. Evan Feversham saw the world through reasoning, while the Quakers viewed the world through strictly their eyes and what they saw. "No. I have seen such things. It's not a thing that a child should see." (182) "Let her go, Evan. We don't turn our eyes away from the world. We accept it as it is. Otherwise, even our own faith will not save u
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Approximate Word count = 727
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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