I love this interpretation of the descriptions in this chapter—a kind of ongoing sense of where he's going to be in a few minutes, that's beautiful.
Yes, I get the impression there were a lot of people who reacted to the horrors of that time by turning away from religion, but it was by no means universal—Broster's use of religion was maybe old-fashioned (suited to historical fiction?) but not unusual. Good point about the religious context of Oxford too—that turns up more specifically in The Vision Splendid but more effectively here, I think.
Life goes on, even though Ewen didn't want it to while he looked down on Keith's body.
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Yes, I get the impression there were a lot of people who reacted to the horrors of that time by turning away from religion, but it was by no means universal—Broster's use of religion was maybe old-fashioned (suited to historical fiction?) but not unusual. Good point about the religious context of Oxford too—that turns up more specifically in The Vision Splendid but more effectively here, I think.
Life goes on, even though Ewen didn't want it to while he looked down on Keith's body.
:( <3