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DOUBT
I think that no one can ever be certain if you really think about your opinions. There is always going to be some doubt. Also, if you don’t doubt yourself, how do you know if you really believe what you do? If you have never been challenged do you really have the right to say that you believe something?
Parts of significance:
A. Did I ever prove it to whom?
J. Anyone but yourself?
A. No.
J. But were you sure.
A. Yes
J. I wish I could be like you.
A. Why?
J. Because I can’t sleep at night anymore. Everything seems uncertain to me.
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A. Don’t
F. Please! Are we people? Am I a person flesh and blood like you? Or are we just ideas and convictions. I can’t say everything. Do you understand? There are things that I can’t say. Even if you can’t imagine the explanation, Sister, remember that there are circumstances beyond your knowledge. Even if you feel certainty, it is an emotion and not a fact. In the spirit of charity, I appeal to you. On behalf of my life’s work. You have to behave responsibly. I put myself in your hands.
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A. I have doubts! I have such doubts!
I was not expecting that. I had a totally different image in my head. I pictured that she was going to be at total peace after she forced him into moving. Now I see her as more human. Very few people never question themselves.
I most sympathize with Mrs. Muller. She has to see her son get beat up by her husband. She has a hard life and just wants her son to be able to get a good education. She has seen so many difficulties that even a person that may be molesting her child is seen as a positive thing just because that relationship provides comfort. You can tell that she is exhausted and does not want any more problems.
I most admire Sister Aloysius Beauvier in this play, which is kind of weird. She always stuck up for her opinion. She had a strong stance on things even when she was uncertain. I think that this is good in a leader. As her position as principal, she ran the school very well. I admire this because she knew that she was hated, but she still kept on doing her job. When you are in a position of authority, you have to make strong stances even if you have a little (or a lot) of doubt. It takes a very tough person to carry a role like that.
I assumed that all the students were white. I pictured a Catholic school with all little rich, white children. So, I was surprised when I found out that Donald was black. But, this also made the story make more since.
Sister A thinks that the relationship between the people of the church should be more business oriented whereas Brother Flynn thinks that it should be more personable. This creates a tension in how they see people should be treated and punished. Sister A does not see people with their individual emotions and characteristics, she just applies the rules.
“Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” I think that this quote better explains what I was trying to say earlier. If you have never doubted yourself, how do you know what is really true, or what you really believe?