In this day and age, there are many Americans who hold biases against the Catholic Church. With this, many people are faithful in nature to provide us with comfort and condolence when events in life take a turn for the worse. In a work titled A Death in the Family, American writer James Agee provides his reader with his particular bias against the Catholic Church, and with this, shows trust in nature to provide people with peace during hard times. In James Agee's A Death in the Family, Agee explores his bias against the Catholic Church, and in turn, celebrates his faith in nature's power to provide us with solace and grief.
             When reading A Death in the Family, many people believe that James Agee does not explore a particular bias against the Catholic Church and does not celebrate faith in nature's power to provide us with solace and grief. Only two characters in the novel believe in religion, which might cause one to believe that religion does not play a major role in the novel. Also, the parents in the novel disagree on the topic of religion. Near the beginning of the story, Mary prays for her religion not to come between her and Jay, and it is obviously something that husband and wife feel different about and disagree about, which might also be cause for thinking that Agee does not fully explore a bias on the Catholic Church. In addition, many people also believe that James Agee does not celebrate his faith in nature's power to provide us with solace and grief. Perhaps this is so because with the death midway through the novel, the characters close to the victim must suffer and it might not have seemed like they were provided with any type of solace and were forced to suffer grief.
             However, religion can be considered the most distinct topic of exploration by Agee in A Death in the Family. It is the greatest cause of discussion and bickering within both the family of Mary, Jay, Rufus, and little Catherine, and in Mary's ...