The ritual of Confession in this story happens in a confessional, a booth inside the church. The priest sits on one side of the divider, and the confessing person sits on the other side. There is a small window with a screen in between the two people so they can hear but not entirely see one another. When the screen is closed and the doors are also closed, it is entirely dark in the booth.
Confessional Quotes in First Confession
The First Confession quotes below are all either spoken by Confessional or refer to Confessional. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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It was pitch dark and I couldn’t see the priest or anything else. Then I began to be really frightened. In the darkness it was between God and me, and He had all the odds. He knew what my intentions were before I even started; I had no chance.
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“What are you doing up there?” he shouted in an angry voice,
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Confessional Term Timeline in First Confession
The timeline below shows where the term Confessional appears in First Confession. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
First Confession
Then it’s Jackie’s turn to confess, and he goes into the confessional “with the fear of damnation in my soul.”In the booth, it’s dark and he is...
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Jackie notices a shelf on the wall of the confessional. It is designed for adults to put their elbows on, but Jackie doesn’t know how...
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When the priest understands that Jackie is crouched on the elbow shelf in the confessional, he angrily says “What are you doing up there?” Jackie loses his balance and falls...
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