I found out on page 102 and 103 that Jake Barnes is a Catholic. It makes much more sense to me now...all the drinking and dancing and whatnot that him and his friends participated in. Us Catholics can really relate. Hearing about the grand cathedral and Jake's prayers also brings familiarity into the reading. In our faith we are instructed to kneel and pray everytime we enter a church, just as Jake did. His 'shameful' prayers remind me of myself and a few of my fellow classmates..we simply prayer for ourselves and what we want/need only when it is convenient for us. I love this specific scene of the novel because I can clearly relate.
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