Complex sentence: Portius, an agnostic and an intellectual, was from the beginning an unusual match for the illiterate and devout Sayward, and resentment begins to emerge over their differences in world view and their differing priorities as their children grow up.
Split into simpler sentences: Portius, an agnostic and an intellectual, was from the beginning an unusual match for the illiterate and devout Sayward. Resentment begins to emerge over their differences in world view and their differing priorities as their children grow up.