Puck realises the races are rooted in tradition, they are about the islanders and the capaill uisce and their connection to Thisby. How do the goals of the characters shift as race day approaches? How does their relationship with the Scorpio Races change?.The fact the scorpio races are still held however shows that christianity has not yet won over the island, as I think the races are very much old Thisby. Hence Gabe calling the Falk’s religion “old Thisby”. I imagine that like in many other places the “pagan” religion (sorry I don’t know what else to call it, I don’t think it is ever named in the book) was first and the christian religion was later imposed on them by outsiders. How does this diverge from the spiritual and religious beliefs that we’ve seen so far?Īs I see it there are two sorts of religion on Thisby: a form of christianity and a more “pagan” religion we see expressed through Tommy’s funeral, but also through the use of bells and holly leaves to harness the magic of the water horses.
We delve deeper into the traditions of Thisby through Tommy’s funeral.Reading Challenges: chapter 48 - chapter 66
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