Religion and Coming of Age in Olive Ann Burns’ Novel, Cold Sassy Tree E

Religion and flood tide of Age in Olive Ann Burns Novel, mothy Sassy manoeuver In the small southern town of crisp Sassy, Georgia, at the cristal of the twentieth century, teenage boys had to grow up fast. They were not in some(prenominal) way sheltered from the daily activities of the town. This was especially true for fourteen yr old Will Tweedy. Olive Ann Burns first, and only completed novel, Cold Sassy Tree, tells of young Wills coming-of-age. His experiences with religion, progress, and death in Cold Sassy escorted him along the path to manhood.During the early 1900s, the south was full of phantasmal fervor. Most small communities were based around two or triplet church families. Cold Sassy Tree, which is a recounting of Wills memories, contains many references to religion and God. Rucker Blakeslee,...