I enjoyed the remade movie True Grit a few years ago.
Absent from that movie were direct references to the Presbyterianism of lead character Mattie Ross.
John Clayton provides five examples from the novel on which the movie is based.
Having never read the book I found these interesting, and deepened my understanding of the character.
And makes me want to watch the movie again.
(And maybe read the book.)
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Here’s one:
Preaching the Gospel is essential. Frustrated with the minister chosen to preach her father’s funeral, and not present to do anything about it, Mattie grumbled, “If you want anything done right you will have to see to it yourself every time. I do not know to this day why they let a wool-hatted crank like Owen Hardy preach the service. Knowing the Gospel and preaching it are two different things. A Baptist or even a Campbellite would have been better than him.”
Read the rest here.
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