The Violent Bear It Away- Mason Tarwater

Mason Tarwater embodies all the negative aspects of religious missionaries as his overbearing persistence to save souls has brought animosity between him and his family who send him into the asylum. He has insisted on saving his sister even though she does not desire it. When he forces religion upon his sister and her family, he infringes on their freedom to choose freely their faith. He displays the same characteristics of the missionaries in Africa during the colonial period. Mason and these missionaries regard unbelievers to be inferior and doomed; therefore, God has summoned them on the mission to save their souls. Their extreme behaviors such as chastising their behaviors and religions and executing nonbelievers discourage many from following in their footstep and accept religion. As they push people against the wall, people will retaliate and disregard their invitation to seek religion. At the end of the day, only hostility arises among the missionaries and the people rather than the conversion of faith.