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First Confession
by
Frank O'Connor
by
Frank O'Connor
A.
Intrinsic
Elements
The intrinsic elements that consist of Theme, plot,
character, setting and point of view are the elements that are participating in
forming a story in literary work.
1. Theme
“The first confession
of a young boy”
2. Plot
It
used progressive plot.
The
progressive plot is shown in the process when the process of Jackie’s
confession and finally he did the confession.
3. Characters
a. Jackie
-
Jealous person, when his grandma gave
some pennies to his sister, Nora
-
honest person, in the end he faces his
fears of going to confession and learns to tell the truth even if he is ashamed
of it
-
Temperamental, when he tried to kill his
sister with butter knife.
b. Nora
-
Jealous person, becomes aggravated with
Jackie because after all those years of being bad, his only punishment from the
priest was three Hail Marys
c. Grandma
-
Peculiar (strange) person, for dinner
she had a jug of a porter and a pot of potatoes with some-times-a bit of salt
fish, and she poured out the potatoes on the table and ate them slowly, with
great relish, using her fingers by way of a fork.
d. Father
and mother
-
Busy people
e. The
Priest
-
Friendly
4. Setting
a. Setting
of place
-
In the home
-
In the church
b. Setting
of time
-
In the morning, in the afternoon, in the
night
5. Point
of View
It used the first
person point of view (participant).
6. Conflict
The conflict in the
story is when Jackie was ashamed to do his first confession.
7. Solution
Finally, Jackie did the
first confession.
B.
The
story
The story is about a young boy seven years old,
getting ready for his first confession in the Catholic Church. He is scared of
this confession because he wants to kill his grandmother, who has recently
moved in with the family, and also tried to kill his sister with a butter
knife. He blames his grandmother for all the recent troubles in the family and
can only see his confession being bad, and if he told a bad confession he would
burn in the flames of hell. During his confession he admits to all his sins, in
the end he is rewarded for this honesty by becoming friends with the priest.
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