While I've no doubt 19nth century American country folk would rationalize it as proper to shun a lonely woman for having had a child out of wedlock and later entering into an incestuous marriage with that child. She was shunned because for nearly two decades she lied by omission and didn't confess her actions until they'd been discovered. If she'd been raped, I strongly suspect the man responsible would've been promptly lynched or found himself in a chapel with a rifle to his back. However, the reality of the matter is that for nearly two decades she kept it secret, never made penance, and that's why they shunned her. They had no confidence that she could be trusted anymore if she'd refused to repent her sins and it explains why they didn't forgive her until her death.
Listen to our old folks stories. JUST LISTEN to how she uses language, such an eloquent speaker.
We have lost much.
Listen to our old folks stories. JUST LISTEN to how she uses language, such an eloquent speaker.
We have lost much.
While I've no doubt 19nth century American country folk would rationalize it as proper to shun a lonely woman for having had a child out of wedlock and later entering into an incestuous marriage with that child. She was shunned because for nearly two decades she lied by omission and didn't confess her actions until they'd been discovered. If she'd been raped, I strongly suspect the man responsible would've been promptly lynched or found himself in a chapel with a rifle to his back. However, the reality of the matter is that for nearly two decades she kept it secret, never made penance, and that's why they shunned her. They had no confidence that she could be trusted anymore if she'd refused to repent her sins and it explains why they didn't forgive her until her death.
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