Taking a Look at Doubt, the Film

Pip is one of the main characters in my book who that skips class, and is looking for a way to escape his life. He does anything to avoid his smug teachers, or his father at home. Principal Giraldi is a main character in the book thatwho threatensed Pip that if hePip does not go to all of his classes, and see the counselor, then he would get expelled. Principal Giraldi is one of the main characters in the book who that would bust Pip’s every move, if he is not doing the right thing. Pip’s dad also plays a major role in this story as the bad guy who is an alcoholic, and abusive dad, who always gets Pip in trouble no matter what. Pip’s sweet but needy little brother Mikey is one of the main characters in the book that does not understand the whole concept of life yet, and he was also apart of the abusive household. Pip would have to be the protagonist because he is the main character that leads to drama every time that he gets in trouble by his dad, or Principal Giraldi. For example, the principal caught him skipping classes, and drinking alcohol under age, and threatened to call his abusive father. Principal Giraldi, is the antagonist because he opposes the main character which is Pip by either telling him to do something that he does not like to do, or calling his father. “He picked up his head and I could see he was wearing a Superman Cape and holding something.”(Murray 134)

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

The Movie I chose to reflect on is Spotlight, which follows a group of journalist as they try to prove the cover up of sexual abuse involving the Catholic Church and their priest. The spotlight team from the Boston Globe was faced with multiple ethical issues, however, I feel SPJ Code of Ethics in section seek truth and report it stating, “Recognize a special obligation to serve as watchdogs over public affairs and government. Seek to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in the open, and that public records are open to all.” is the most prevalent throughout the movie. The team works effortlessly in trying to bring the scandal to light by finding reliable witnesses, as well as getting legal documents unsealed which ended up proving

Have you ever had a feeling of doubt? In the play Doubt by John Patrick Shanley the reader is left with a lot of doubt because Father Flynn, one of the main characters, is being persecuted for sexually harassing a young boy in his class. In this play a pastor by the name of Father Flynn is being investigated because Sister Aloysius is suspicious that he has been sexually harassing a young boy by the name of Donald in their school. Based on the evidence in Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude that Father Flynn is not guilty, because Sister A does not like Flynn and Sister A doubts all of her wrong doings after all of this commotion. There are also a lot of small reasons why he should be not guilty.

John Shanley’s “ Doubt” is a story illustrating a nun concern over a priest suspicious behavior inside the church. The nun sister Aloysodid is worried about the problem not being fixed as it can cause more problem s in the future. Sister Aloysius is determining to solve the problem but the priest Father Flynn is not being corrapertive to solve the problem. In the story we learn sister alyonsis cannot solve the problem by herself because of her ranking in the church. Father Flynn is uncomfortable because he has been open with the boys and is nervous of Sister Aloysius.

Most adults would do anything to protect a child. Sister Aloysius did everything she could to make sure Father Flynn would not hurt anymore child. In the play Doubt: a Parable by John Patrick Shanley, Father Flynn, a priest at St. Nicholas, a Catholic church and school in the Bronx, New York, 1964 is questioned whether or not he has been in an inappropriate relationship with an 8th grade colored kid named Donald Mueller. One of the nuns at the school, Sister James tells the principle of the school, Sister Aloysius, her suspicions of the relationship between Father Flynn and Donald and that she smelt wine in his breath. Sister Aloysius questions the priest of the relationship but he denies it and tells her Donald, who was also an altar boy who had access to wine, took some and the priest told no one because he wanted to keep Donald safe. Sister Aloysius meets with Donald’s mother to inform her of the situation but she overlooks it because she needs him to finish 8th grade at the school and Father Flynn is the only one who is friendly to Donald. Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius meet again and she threatens Father Flynn to confess because of information she got from a nun at his last parish. Father Flynn still denies the relationship but he then goes to a different school to be a priest. Based on the evidence in Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude Father Flynn is guilty based on his behavior and other evidence against him.

It is difficult to make the decision if Father Flynn is innocent or guilty. In John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt; a parable, he eclipses the truth very well. The scenes about the toy, the camping trip and the undershirt cause much confusion; causing the audience to go back and forth in their minds and doubt Father Flynn. Law says that people are innocent until proven guilty although; realistically, everyone knows that people are guilty until proven innocent. It is very possible that Father Fynn is only helping Donald, because he is less fortunate than the other students at his school; and it is also very possible that he is hurting the child by molesting him. The decision is left to the audience as the jury.

The article The Myth of Certainty by Taylor Daneie talks about What it means to be a true Christian that lives in a healthy way. Daneie starts listing off a bunch of questions to get the reader to start thinking about their own life. She talks about being a respectable person and the challenges that a person faces in their life when they try to be a Christian. She talks about the doubts that she knows people have to face from society. A big part of her story was talking about what group a person fits in with and the contributions they make to that group. She says, “We belong to communities of belief which help shape, whether we are conscious of it or not, our views of the world and the actions in it” (Daneie p.21). Once people get into their groups and for their world view, it is tough to try and change them; nearly impossible to get them to change their mind.

What is so bad about trying to protect a person and being there for a person? One reason to prove his innocence is because he was sticking out for Donald Muller. As well, he stood out for the other children and taught them proper etiquette and how to play basketball. One way that Fr. Flynn helped was Donald was when he went to lengths to protect his secret when he drank alcohol. Fr. Flynn said, “After mass Mr. McGinn caught him in the sacristy drinking altar wine. When I found out, I sent for him. There were tears. He begged not to be removed from the altar boys” (Shanley 33-34). Fr. Flynn may not have done the right thing by trying to cover up but he was trying to help out a boy who really didn’t have much going for him in school. He helped him recover and more than likely changed the way Donald will act in the future. Fr. Flynn also protected Donald as well as the other boys.

We believe that the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, even though that iniquity be proved; and in this case it was not. Whatever happens in the whole area of the relationship between the individual and the state, we do it ourselves. It seems to Fred Friendly and myself..that this is a subject that should be argued endlessly. (Edwards 111)

I believe Miss Caroline to be the protagonist because she is the one who causes the most conflict in Scout's life. It's not just Scout who is troubled with the teacher either. Many kids in the first and second grade have bad blood with Miss Caroline and display the same dislike for school as Scout. One

the main protagonist of the play, she obviously had an antagonist who would cause her troubles. This

Moreover, since Brady is aware of the juror’s powerful belief of God and the Bible. He is able to use that to his advantage which strengthens his argument due to the ability to appeal to the jurors on a religious and emotional caliber. Take the case of the preacher, which suggested that Mr. Cates has sinned and should be sent to hell for eternity. Knowing that the townspeople are very strict when it comes to obeying the Bible, Brady has basically already won this case. However, his weakness causes him to morally lose the case due to his stubbornness and the humiliation he suffered during the trial. For example, Drummond called Brady to the witness stand to question Brady understanding of the Bible and its meaning based on scriptures in Bible.

In Believing is Seeing Mary Anne Staniszewski argues, “If genius is a natural attribute, why have there been no women geniuses? … All of the geniuses in Western culture were men (Staniszewski 125).”As a female practicing artist I am going to discuss the hierarchy of white male privilege within art and the challenges and barriers that face women. As I study art history time and time again I review the works created by white males and I question where the women artists are. Women are the subjects of the art and never the creators. The major barriers to women artists stemmed from a complex set of socially constructed gender roles and traits, which aligned women with nature and men with culture. Women are associated with fertility and seen as objects

If the viewers find themselves engaging with the supernatural aspect of the film, they certainly miss the ethical breach that Bruner commits. Because the viewer follows the movie only from the point of view of either Bruner or Father Moore, they are oblivious to the manipulation that Bruner and Father Moore execute throughout. The ethical issue is not presented as the central issue – the use of religious sentiments to sway the public