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Gilbert Vale is a newspaper editor. He’s a British immigrant who’s involved with labor rights activism and anti-racist causes. Early in the story, Matthias approaches Vale, hoping that Vale will publish his ideas about religion. Vale refuses, believing that Matthias is a lunatic. Some years later, Vale collaborates with Isabella Van Wagenen to publish a book about Matthias’s cult. Vale uncovers many hidden facts about the cult in his research, notably the sexually promiscuous behavior that went on. Vale also argues that Isabella Van Wagenen (the cult’s Black servant) was not responsible for the cult leaders’ actions, even though other leading cult members like Benjamin Folger publically blame Isabella Van Wagenen for many of the terrible things that happen in the cult.
Gilbert Vale Quotes in Kingdom of Matthias
The Kingdom of Matthias quotes below are all either spoken by Gilbert Vale or refer to Gilbert Vale . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Isabella confirmed all of [Vale’s] hunches about the Kingdom’s sexual arrangements, and much more besides. […] He was well aware that the black servant Isabella’s word, on its own, would not stand up against the Folgers’, given public prejudices. And so whenever possible, he supplemented her narrative with “white evidence” from his interviews and from the public record.
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After the Folgers release a book blaming Isabella Van Wagenen for the cult’s criminal activities, Isabella pairs up with a writer named Gilbert Vale to tell her side of the story and clear her name. Vale’s concerns about how he’ll successfully salvage Isabella Van Wagenen’s reputation expose deep racism in American society. Even though Isabella is telling the truth, her society will not accept her version of events because she is a Black woman. The only way that Vale can make Isabella’s story credible to the public is by finding “white evidence” (testimonies from white people that support Isabella’s claims). Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui.
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Gilbert Vale Character Timeline in Kingdom of Matthias
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Chapter 2: Robert Matthews
...wants to publish his ideas, so he seeks out an anti-evangelical newspaper man named Gilbert Vale. Vale refuses, believing that Matthews is a lunatic. Eventually, Matthews hears about strange religious activities...
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Epilogue
...Ann and Benjamin Folger and murder Elijah. So, she seeks out an editor named Gilbert Vale to publish the truth. Vale is an anti-racist radical British immigrant, labor rights activist, and...
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Vale knows that Isabella Van Wagenen, as a Black woman, will have a hard time convincing...
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