American Pastoral Religion Quotes

Dawn's mother is a devout Catholic. Merry becomes fascinated with Catholicism, but only briefly.

Beginning in 1963, when Merry is eleven, Tibetan Buddhist monks lit themselves on fire in protest. This is an example of a political protest from a religious group.

This is what Rita writes in the letter she sends to the Swede telling him where to find Merry. It makes Rita sound even crazier than before and takes the Swede's confusion to new heights. It helps show that there is almost as much religious confusion in the book as there is political confusion.