A 5 page essay exploring Frank O'Connor's First Confession, a tale of a young boys first experience confessing his sins. 1 source.
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very night he confessed. He was not sure if he was more afraid of instant death or of meeting the priest, who he envisioned as an intolerant and judgmental
individual. As it turns out, he learns that his fears are unfounded with regard to both his confession and the priest, because the priest is no more threatening than
any other adult with whom he would converse and strangely enough, he did not condemn Jackie for the sins he was sure would cost him his life. No additional
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I. AUTHOR, TITLE, GENERAL SUMMARY Frank OConnors First Confession describes the horror and of a young boys first time in confessional. Amidst the growing fear of having to commit
to a lifetime of sins, Jackie believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that upon stating such unbecoming behavior, he would certainly perish the very night he confessed. He
was not sure if he was more afraid of instant death or of meeting the priest, who he envisioned as an intolerant and judgmental individual. As it turns out,
he learns that his fears are unfounded with regard to both his confession and the priest, because the priest is no more threatening than any other adult with whom he
would converse and strangely enough, he did not condemn Jackie for the sins he was sure would cost him his life. II. THEME, SETTING, POV, AUTHORS INTENT OConnors stories
are often seen as quiet and pastoral, dealing with lifes typical issues in a seemingly unassuming way. There is however, another side of his work: addressing the conflict between