Jude the Obscure Religion Quotes

Sue is talking about those pesky statues that she bought. Even though she'll take her steps to stand up to the religion of the land, she's not comfortable enough to let Jude know about it until they know each other better. Hey, it's all about trust.

Classic Sue—always turning to the classics. For her, happiness is defined by the Greeks, and not the Christians. She almost seems at times like she belongs in a different era. This changes in the end, but for the majority of the novel, she revels in those "pagan" beliefs and philosophies because they give her a degree of freedom that she doesn't get from the strict Christian beliefs of the people around her.

It can't be said enough that in a boldly Christian world, Sue sees herself and Jude as being something outside it. At least, until she embraces religion and kind of becomes a zealot and pretty much becomes everything she once mocked towards the end of the novel.