Resilience In Philomena

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This essay aims to prove and give a brief synopsis of how resilience played a key and fundamental role in the story of Philomena. Philomena and her son, Anthony demonstrated the ability to handle and cope with the capacity of trauma while maintaining the competent functioning of their complex day to day lives. This analysis will objectively focus on how resilience estimated the outcome of their lives in regards to the choices they chose to make and follow after their misfortune of being separated and adopted. In this critically acclaimed film, we are introduced and subjected to the tragic tale of Philomena Lee. She fell pregnant in the late 1950’s and was sent to the convent of Roscrea for her indiscretions of having sinned for having a …show more content…

They were deprived of quality time with their children and not having any choice regarding the wellbeing of their children. Mothers were unwillingly part of a camouflaged money making scheme. They were under the impression their children were up for adoption, but in actuality were sold illegally. Philomena was the victim of the ignorance of other nuns who did not share their knowledge regarding sex. This resulted in an insidious plot, coming to life to which Philomena was apart …show more content…

She testified to those who hurt and violated her and robbed as well as deprived her of any chances of Physical closure with her son and past. Her absolute forgiveness and acceptance are astonishing. She left the wrongdoings against her in the past and come to terms with the death of her son which comes to show her fundamental faith. We are given a brief glimpse of how her choir practices gave her absolute joy when she was imprisoned in the convent. This correlates and comes to show how religious faith carried her throughout her troubled