First Confession
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes Catholicism, Judgment and Hypocrisy Fear and Violence Faith and Ritual
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Characters
All Characters Jackie Nora The Priest Gran Mrs. Ryan Father Mother
Terms
All Terms Confession Communion Confessional Penitential Psalm Hail Mary
Symbols
All Symbols Fire
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Irony Metaphors Mood Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Stream of Consciousness Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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First Confession

by Frank O’Connor

First Confession Literary Devices

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