Dorothy And Doroghyu As A Catholic Worker

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She refused to meet his demands, as they were wrong, coercive, and overly pandering to the government/ diocese and not what was right, moral, or ethical. Dorothy, as a liberal, and Doroghyu, as a Catholic Worker, have distinct differences and yet distinct similarities. Liberal ideals were greatly upheld by her in the movie, and she could be seen as a major moving force against the conservative Chrikstian right, as anthropomorphized/represented by the archbishop. While her naming her organization the Catholic Worker in the midst of Red Terror can't have helpe4d her cause43, it certainly forced eople to look past the name and into the good she was

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