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The novel begins with Prudence returning home to spend Thanksgiving with
her family on the big day, which creates a joyous atmosphere. The
Inglefield family is surprised and thankful for the Prudence return,
which is a rare occurrence since it is common to come back home as one
of family members. Thought to be something to be happy about, Prudence
chooses to leave the house during domestic worship, as described in the
book, “as if she were struggling with a fiend…The fiend prevailed.” It
is the dark power in her heart who draws Prudence Inglefield from her
father’s hearth and her visit to Thanksgiving fireside is the
realization of her waking dreams. Away from home, Prudence goes back to
the neon world among the painted beauties and the family is still left
once sadness and loneliness, and perhaps hatred. Whether Prudence makes
this choice of her own accord or out of necessity, her departure has
hurt her family. The joy she brings to the family is short-lived, and
the emotional damage her absence causes, I think, is permanent, which
makes me wonder if she had made a mistake in coming home for
Thanksgiving at the beginning because her departure is so cruel for her
family that John Inglefield curses her. It's a family tragedy and the
triumph of sin over morality.
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