First Confession Frank O Connor Analysis
In “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor, Mrs. Ryan’s method of teaching the negatives instead of the positives, is basically her using reverse psychology. Being taught more about hell is a way of saying if you do not do something you will be punished. The ultimate punishment of your sins is being demised to going to hell and not being forgiven by Jesus or God himself. If you were to leave out any particular sin in a confession, the Holy himself will know. Mrs. Ryan explains this by telling a story of a man who was killed in a priest house and left behind burn marks, because he was condoned as a demon. Instead of sprouting wings, the man was taken to Hell. I believe that Mrs. Ryan’s method of reverse psychology is way of getting the students