... up in the country and therefore presumably had a traditional upbringing, taught to respect the church and to be a good God-fearing girl, she also worked in the vicarage for a time which shows she had a strong relationship with God and was willing to serve him. We already know that Sophie has great respect for God, for when the vicar asked for her hand in marriage, she was far to awed at being asked by a man of God, that this was enough to override the fact that she did not truly loved him. The main part that religion plays in Son's Veto is the way it is abused by Randolph. He stops his mother from marrying her old love Sam, whom Randolph believes is of a class to low for him to be associated with. Randolph drags his mother to an altar and forces her to swear by God ...

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