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Tatiana's religious attitudes

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clockworkgirl21:
It's said that Olga really felt religious with her heart, but Tatiana felt it was a duty imposed on her. Why the different feelings? I was thinking it could have been because Alexandra was the one who always wanted Tatiana to go and pray with her, so Tatiana didn't really have a chance to feel it as much as Olga did, since it sort of presented itself as a duty.

I realize this could be touchy, so I just want to make it clear that I'm not saying I thought Tatiana didn't believe in God or anything.

Georgiy:
OTOH Tatiana's recovered possessions had a lot of religious books.  Also she noted down religious quotes in a notebook. I think what it may have been was Olga felt religion more through the heart, and tatiana through the intellect.

Sarushka:

--- Quote from: Georgiy on December 09, 2007, 09:11:25 PM ---I think what it may have been was Olga felt religion more through the heart, and tatiana through the intellect.

--- End quote ---

I think that's a fair assessment. I believe it was Gibbs who suggested that Tatiana's religious devotion might have been connected to a desire to please her parents.

grandduchess_42:

--- Quote from: Sarushka on December 10, 2007, 08:29:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: Georgiy on December 09, 2007, 09:11:25 PM ---I think what it may have been was Olga felt religion more through the heart, and tatiana through the intellect.

--- End quote ---

I think that's a fair assessment. I believe it was Gibbs who suggested that Tatiana's religious devotion might have been connected to a desire to please her parents.

--- End quote ---

what?
i'm confused! i'm sorry.

it seems to me that your saying she ignored her own personal opinion of the religious views and went to church to please her parents?

am i right?
or am i wrong.

Georgiy:
I think what Sarushka is saying is that Gibbs was the one with the idea that Tatiana was religious out of filial duty, but that may well be just Gibbs's own opinion. Like I suggested, the evidence Tatiana herself left behind would suggest that religion spoke to her intellect more than to the heart.

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