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Father Flynn is also innocent because of Sister Aloysius’s different personality combined with the fact that she does not contain enough evidence to properly convict him. She exemplifies this role because she is a nun, and nuns are traditionally strict in the Christian Church. Sister Aloysius is also a principal for the school, which further implements her position as a strict nun. It is obvious that she uses her power to punish the students in the school: “Sister Aloysius: When William London gets a nosebleed, be skeptical. Do not let a little blood fuddle your judgment” (Shanley 12). This quote occurs when William London, a mischievous kid, gets a nosebleed and ends up going home for the rest of the school day. However, Sister Aloysius believes that …show more content…

She personally attacks him by threatening to call Monsignor Benedict and by reiterating an intention for him to resign. However, Father Flynn believes that Sister Aloysius is ludicrous and out of her mind because she never saw the actual event take place. She keeps stating that Father Flynn can preserve his reputation if he confesses, but Father Flynn clearly has no intentions of confessing because he knows he is innocent. All of the people at St. Nicholas school overwhelmingly agree that Father Flynn already has an astonishing legacy and reputation already and that he would not tarnish it. Unfortunately, Father Flynn resigns, not because he was guilty, but because he simply could not handle all of the madness and pressure that Sister Aloysius proclaimed against Father Flynn. Sister Aloysius actually reveals to Sister James that she never was able to actually prove that Father Flynn was guilty, but she still claimed she was certain that he was guilty. Furthermore, Sister Aloysius even tells Sister James that she lied about Father Flynn’s previous history in a phone call just so that she can remove Father Flynn from St. Nicholas

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Based on the evidence in Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude Father Flynn is guilty because of his desire to help boys and his ability to hide his past. Father Flynn has a strange liking of boys. He is the basketball coach at the school and loves spending time teaching kids how to play basketball. Although he is suppose to be teaching the boys about basketball, He tends to boys how to be men. When talking to the boys Father Flynn says, “I’ve noticed several of you guys have dirty nails.

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If your civil rights were taken away, would you fight to protect your rights or watch and let your civil rights drift away? Marcus, a main character in the book Little Brother, was near the bay bridge in San Francisco when it was blown up by terrorists. He was blamed for it by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). Due to the bombing, the city was put under heavy watch by the DHS and everyone was treated as a potential terrorist, especially Marcus. Throughout the book, Marcus fought against the DHS for the rights to privacy of himself and the civilians of San Francisco.

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For example, while it is obvious that Sister James is comprehensive, optimistic and delicate, because she wants the approval from her superiors and students; Sister Aloysius, on the other hand, presents herself as determined, strict and a calculating person, due to the fact that she presents extreme care about details and thinks they are very important for knowing the truth. Maybe age plays an important role on defining how both of them behave. Sister Aloysius is an older woman, which makes her more experienced than Sister James; perhaps, this is why it was easier for Sister Aloysius to find Father’s Flynn sermon quite suspicious and instructs her fellow nuns to address her if they know of anything shady about the priest actions or behavior, while Sister James didn’t though that there was something behind the sermon about

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The Gilded Ones, by Namina Forna, is a fictional book about a girl named Deka, she was born with darker skin and impure blood, but in her village impure blood was not allowed, so she was beheaded by her father and became a demon. There can be some parallels drawn between the real world and The Gilded Ones. In the book, the characters face real world challenges and learn how to overcome them throughout the book. A parallel in the book is page 149, of the book it states “Our whole lives we’ve been taught to make ourselves smaller, weaker than men”. I believe that this quote represents sexism, in the real world men are treated as superior to women, consequently, they’re “ stronger”, but when we appear as stronger than men they tell us we're being

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Father Flynn gets very defensive and works very hard to defend his case to Sister James, which seems like he is trying to get more people on his side. This is almost too much effort to just keep his reputation and prove his innocence. He also leaves the parish when Sister Aloysius claims to have contacted his old parish. Sister Aloysius never truly did this, however Father Flynn still left. The fact that he left when she brought up his old

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To begin, Father Flynn appears to be guilty due to his fondness and overfriendliness towards all the boys. First, Flynn suggests attempting to strengthen bonds with the children of the school by taking all of them

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I believe Father Flynn is innocent because of Sister Aloysius’ paranoid demeanor and he has reasonable explanations for everything he is accused of.

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In Doubt: A Parable, Sister Aloysius accuses Father Flynn of having inappropriate relations with one of the young boys at the school; however, the author purposefully keeps the validity of these claims vague. It is up to the audience to decide for themselves if Father Flynn is actually guilty of the crime he is being condemned for, or if Sister Aloysius’ claims are unsubstantiated. Despite the initial flimsiness of Sister Aloysius’ proof, Father Flynn was written to be viewed as guilty. ? ? Father Flynn’s innocence is supported mostly by the lack of evidence provided by Sister Aloysius. In the U.S. system of courts, the defendant is innocent until proven guilty and all of Sister Aloysius’ claims are based on her feelings, and nobody else, including

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In “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” Ernest Hemingway’s title character is both Hemingway hero and not. The reason behind this is because shows traits that describe Hemingway hero, such as bravery and the facing of death, and traits that are against the concept, such as cowardice and weakness. In the short story, the title character, Francis Macomber, shows some traits of a Hemingway hero, one of which is bravery as shown in this quote “you’ve gotten awfully brave, awfully suddenly.” This quote comes up in the part of the story where Macomber, Wilson, and Margot are hunting buffalo.

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Throughout John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt, Sister Aloysius tries to expose the truth about how Father Flynn could be having an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller. Sister Aloysius becomes aware of this possibly inappropriate relationship after Sister James tells Sister Aloysius that Father Flynn had a private meeting with Donald. Then, Sister Aloysius talks to many people to see if her speculations are true, and by doing that, she hopes that the truth will cause Father Flynn to leave St. Nicholas. After reading the play Doubt, I believe that Father Flynn is having an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller because of Father Flynn’s behaviors and Sister Aloysius’ conversations with many

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Reflecting back to his situation with Sister Aloysius, Father Flynn knows that the damage has already been done and ignoring it would no longer be an option he had to prove his innocence, but Sister Aloysius doubt is so strong he is uncertain that he would be able to change her mind on what she thinks of him. When someone’s doubt is as clear to them as certainty they act without rationalizing the situation. This scene occurs after Sister Aloysius had accused Father Flynn of conducting inappropriate things with Donald Muller. In his sermon, Father Flynn says, “You ignorant, badly brought- up female! You have borne false witness against your neighbor, you have played fast and loose with his reputation you should be heartily ashamed” (Shanley 35).

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Then Sister Aloysius states, “All be alert I am concerned about matters in St. Nicholas school.” Sister James informs Sister Aloysius of her observation of the relationship between Father Flynn and Donald. When Sister

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Also, the main theme that is underlined by the playwright of Doubt: A Parable is the abuse of the power. Shanley suggested an up-to-date topic, considering several scandals about the Catholic Church’s priests who had had sexual relations with young parishioners. This play with no proofs and it ends with an open-ended. Although in the play Sister Aloysius and Sister James try to judge whether the priest –

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Tom Robinson is a mockingbird in that he doesn't do one thing wrong. All he does is provide help to the people he interacts with. That is exactly how he got in trouble. Tom Robinson was helping Mayella with some chores. He was humming a melody and when he chopped up the dresser drawers.

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He said a few times in the story that it would be better for this not to get out so Sister Aloysius can save her job. Father Flynn might actually be looking out for Sister Aloysius and trying to help her keep her job as the principal. Another reason Father Flynn could be innocent is maybe he was just trying to give Donald Muller a friend. Donald is the only black kid in school and has no friends. In the conversation with Donald’s mom and the principle it is known that Donald gets beat by his father.

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