A Cross Atlantic Portrayal

            To undermine the religious ideals of Miss Clack further, the Harper’s Weekly possessed a published ad within the magazine titled The Religious Wars Of France, an exploratory piece that, in the magazines narration, offered a seemingly dejected commentary on the troubles occurring with religion in Europe. As this was within proximity of The Moonstone’s serialization in the magazine, it would be no stretch to assume that it would place a profound impact on the readers perspective on European religion. As Miss Clack is “a Christian woman” (Collins 238) the religious wars would be fresh in the mind of the reader, and with Miss Clack’s eventual departure to France, producing an uncanny relation to the ad presented in Harper’s Weekly. By the reader subconciously creating these links between the subversive advertisements and the text, a negative link can form, influencing the interpretation of Miss Clacks religious background on the basis of content surrounding serialized The Moonstone.