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Cynthia is a glittering yet grounded woman, a loving and resilient wife and mother, and ultimately a bridge to true salvation in Louie’s life. When Louie meets Cynthia in Miami Beach after the war, her beauty arrests Louie. Despite her polished upbringing in private schools, Cynthia has an insatiable hunger for adventure and aversion to anything boring. Louie wins her over with his own mischievous yet kind and courageous spirit, and the two tumble toward marriage at a speed that alarms Cynthia’s sophisticated family.
Cynthia mirrors Louie’s unquenchable spirit, but in their marriage her desire for novelty and thrill settles into healthy rhythms while Louie’s “untamable” nature yields itself to alcoholism and abuse, especially as he’s in the throes of severe PTSD. Cynthia reaches a breaking point when Louie’s ailments start to cause her and their daughter, Cissy, harm. Cynthia is determined to divorce him until she has a spiritual transformation at a Billy Graham revival meeting, and she eventually leads Louie to another meeting where he has a similar life-altering encounter with God. Louie experiences remarkable healing and restoration, totally transforming their family life. Cynthia represents hope and light to Louie, and when they first meet, she is a bright and inciting symbol of what the future could hold for him. As their life together progresses, her inner beauty, depth, and strength prove instrumental in saving Louie’s post-war life.
