What is Brideshead Revisited?
'''''Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder''''' is a [[novel]] by the [[English people|English]] writer [[Evelyn Waugh]]. It was first published in 1945. The novel deals with subjects such as religion, especially [[Catholicism]], and the love of [[God]]. It tells the story of a family called Flyte. They are an [[aristocratic]] family. The story is told by a [[narrator]] called Charles Ryder. ''Brideshead Revisited'' was made into a [[television]] serial for [[ITV]], produced by [[Granada Television]], in 1981. A [[movie]] of the book was made in 2008. The movie makes several changes to the story of the book. The movie is mostly about the relationship between Charles and Julia. == Plot == Charles Ryder, who tells the story, is a student at the [[University of Oxford]]. He makes friends with Sebastian Flyte, the younger son of an [[aristocracy|aristocratic]] family. Sebastian, who comes from a very rich family, takes Charles to his family's home, Brideshead Castle. Charles meets his family, including Sebastian's sister, Julia. During the holiday Charles goes back to his home, where he lives with his father. During the holiday Sebastian has a small injury and Charles goes back to him. Sebastian and Charles spend the rest of the summer together. Sebastian's family is [[Catholic]]. His father, Lord Marchmain, had been an [[Anglican]], but he had [[Religious conversion|converted]] to Roman Catholicism, his wife's religion. The family talk a lot about religion which surprises Charles, who had always thought that [[Christianity]] was not an important subject. Lady Marchmain, Sebastian's mother, is a very strict Catholic. She tries to control others by making them feel guilty. Sebastian finds comfort by drinking [[alcohol]]. He often gets drunk, and over a period of two years he has less and less to do with the Flyte family. However, Charles is fated to meet the Flyte family again, and he falls in love with Julia, who by that time is married to a rich [[Canada|C