book `doubt`

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24 July 2009

Skipping the Scandal , Raising Doubts : Analyzing Themes in Shanley 's Doubt

The church remains to be one of the most powerful and influential social system which affects our day to day living . As such , controversies involving church authorities have always attracted utmost social attention . Such issues are even incorporated in many literary works . One of the most esteemed literary pieces tackling church-related controversies is John Patrick Shanley 's Doubt , a play which yielded the Pulitzer Prize

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, the play presents the depressingly typical scenario of pedophile priests . However , although the story tackles an abuse scandal involving a church authority , it is important to note that the plot does not indulge in exposing amoral activities within the respected institution . Rather , it diverges from its particular plot by exploring a range of interrelated dilemmas faced by the Catholic Church

Analyzing the various themes that were vaguely discussed in the play 's plot through smart dialogues and characterizations , Doubt appears to be more than just a formula-based story mimicking a real event derived from the newss . On the whole , the play is more of a twisted portrayal of the hierarchy , male dominance , and conservatism that embraces the practices of the Catholic Church

Battle between the sexes and male dominance

In the play , Sister Aloysius , the principal of the grade school suspects that Father Flynn has molested the first and only black student of the school . Examining these two major characters presented in the...