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Who is Reverend Philadelphia Thrower from Seventh Son and what is their importance? Seventh_Son_(novel) English & Literature Reverend Philadelphia Thrower | Seventh Son

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Reverend Philadelphia Thrower is the reverend of the church in the Vigor Township. He is originally from Scotland and graduated from the University of Edinburgh. Thrower's huge ego makes him feel that his beliefs come directly from God, and that his viewpoint is the only one. His ego gets in the way of his bonding with the people in Vigor town that he is attempting to save. Thrower seems to make enemies easily by being too forceful in pushing his ideals on everyone else. He turns Alvin Sr. against him when he gives a sermon against the peoples' beliefs in knacks, hexes and similar type "hysteria."