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Relating Themes In O’Connor’s “First Confession”
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Frank O’Connor’s “First Confession” is a simple story expressive of Frank O’Connor’s views of life in Ireland. The entire short story can be related to different periods of O’Connor’s life. It is a story of a little boy who is about to make his first confession. When he finally does, finds that ....
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....teens, O’Connor joined the Irish Republican Army and fought in the civil war from 1919 to 1921. A treaty was signed that ended English occupation in Ireland, yet O’Connor continued to fight to include Ulster in the free state (“O’Donovan,” Contemporary).
Catholicism also plays a major role in “First Confession” and in O’Connor’s life. The story is a good example of how the often-harsh Irish life affects the Catholic world (Matthews 252). For example, in “First Confession”, Nora is constantl.... |
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