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Janet Lewis communicates the conflict of love and conscience. Bertrande knew what was morally right but knew it was wrong for the family and especially her. "All the circumstances of her life, the instruction of the church, her affection for her children and her kindred rose up about her in a wall implacable as stone, invisible of air, condemning her to silence and to the perpetuation of a sin which her soul learned to abhor." Authority and family values, is also another theme which raises questions. Is a life under the authority of another really your own life? Are family values more important than your own values and love? Monsieur Guerre is head of the household and all must obey him. The women obey the men and all must obey the church. Bertrande fears that her immortal soul is in danger, and this obedience is one reason why she does the hard thing and reveals Arnaud as the fraud rather than the easy thing and live with her indiscretions. The hierarchy in which they live makes......

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