Paralysis In The Sisters

o Within The Sisters, the narrator does not talk very much. The narrator is never named and rarely engages on conversation. In the beginning of the story, the narrator mentions the word paralysis and how the word sounds interesting to him. From this point on, we see how paralysis becomes part of the boy’s behavior and a major thematic idea throughout the story. The narrator constantly recalls random memories and odd quirks about the priest that suggest that Father Flynn is a bad person. The event of Father Flynn’s death is what initially starts all of these feelings that lead to the paralysis in the story. After father Flynn passed, the narrator refuses to speak on the subject when prompted to do so. Later on is when he begins to recall weird