Characters In The Movie Doubt

In the film “Doubt”, a Parish was led by the pastor, Father Flynn, and the principal, Sister Aloysius. Both leaders wanted to bring the Parish together and build Kingdom, but they each had their own flaws and ways of tearing Kingdom down as well. Sister Aloysius applied the rules at all times, but used fear as her way to control the Parish and keep it intact. Father Flynn opposed this and confronted her many times about it. Father Flynn also wanted to uphold the rules, but also make the school more of a fun and welcoming place, without as many of the strict rules that were being enforced by Sister Aloysius. In the beginning of the movie, Sister Aloysius cared deeply about each student, but also wanted to keep tradition and sophistication
As they walked to Mrs. Miller’s work, they each had their own opinion on the exchange between Donald and Father Flynn. Mrs. Miller believed that Father Flynn was only trying to help and comfort Donald, as he never seemed frightened at home, and has always been fond of Father Flynn. Sister Aloysius, however, was deeply in disagreement and had other ideas of what happened. Ultimately, Sister Aloysius could not convince Mrs. Miller, and went back to the school. Finally, Sister Aloysius had Father Flynn removed, which brought the Parish less tension and stress. In the end, we never know what Father Flynn did or why. I believe that Father Flynn did in fact do something to Donald Miller and because of this, was tearing down Kingdom. Sister Aloysius kept her faith and loved for the students alive when trying to drive Flynn out of the school, which she ultimately did. She brought the school to a possibly more safe and loving state. I thought that Sister Aloysius was doing a great job at building Kingdom, and was defending her school at all costs. Mrs. Miller and Sister James were very confused and bewildered about what happened, and ultimately defended Father Flynn out of love for the Church, and Donald Miller. This leads me to believe both Mrs. Miller and Sister James were bringing the school closer to Kingdom, as well as