Under any given society there are somethings unsaid. Under any person is a soul suppressed. It is a silence that screams a louder reality. In John Patrick Shanley's play ¨Doubt¨ in efforts to reveal a sad truth about our society. The author proposes the idea that repression does exists in our society, be it due do the actions of other individuals or society as a whole.
Repression has had a profound impact on women in societies throughout our history. Set in 1964,the time of many atrocities occurring against the black people. Who struggled with discrimination and segregation in efforts to gain a voice and rights in this society. In the play Mrs Donald Muller, a black woman, serves as the most authentic symbol for the idea of repression. In conversation …show more content…
It takes a great magnitude of oppression which forces a mother to choose to keep silence over something so horrendous. The oppression doesn't really end here being a woman is one part of it but being a black women only adds to her limitations. In a society where she doesn’t have a power to hold any kind of position. She fears that “You’re not going against no man in a robe and win, Sister” (Shanley 43) going against a man that holds a much higher position than her will not only hurt her but harm the well being of Donald as well. Due to which she is very cautious about the action she takes and hence helds back from taking any serious action. On the other hand repression is not only enforced by society but it can also occur through the actions of other. Likewise Sister James a character that struggles with self esteem and being confident with her decisions when encountered with harsh questions and remarks from Sister Aloysius, who was not very impressed by the methods of her teachings. When proposed with the idea that she should change her ways and be more strict with the students. Consequently to which Sister james reacted that “She’s taken away my joy of teaching. And I loved teaching more than …show more content…
Donald Muller a character that was talked about, fighted about, but was never truly present in the whole play. But shanley amazingly characterizes Donald and even without his actual presence, the author proves a great point. The kind of hardship he has gone through the bullyish treatment around him as suggested “He’s the only colored here. That’d be alot for the boy” (Shanley 41) through which we can understand the struggle he has to go through. As if being an only black student isn’t hard enough at the time there is another intriguing component introduced to Donald’s character that “There’s the boy’s nature” (Shanley 44) which can be interpreted as Donald being gay. Understanding the setting of this play having such sexual orientation can unimaginably be extremely hard for a a person as young as Donald. What makes his suffering of repression particularly distinct from other characters is that he has to fight through it with a deep silence without an outlet to liberate his feeling other than his debatable protector Father
Repression has had a profound impact on women in societies throughout our history. Set in 1964,the time of many atrocities occurring against the black people. Who struggled with discrimination and segregation in efforts to gain a voice and rights in this society. In the play Mrs Donald Muller, a black woman, serves as the most authentic symbol for the idea of repression. In conversation …show more content…
It takes a great magnitude of oppression which forces a mother to choose to keep silence over something so horrendous. The oppression doesn't really end here being a woman is one part of it but being a black women only adds to her limitations. In a society where she doesn’t have a power to hold any kind of position. She fears that “You’re not going against no man in a robe and win, Sister” (Shanley 43) going against a man that holds a much higher position than her will not only hurt her but harm the well being of Donald as well. Due to which she is very cautious about the action she takes and hence helds back from taking any serious action. On the other hand repression is not only enforced by society but it can also occur through the actions of other. Likewise Sister James a character that struggles with self esteem and being confident with her decisions when encountered with harsh questions and remarks from Sister Aloysius, who was not very impressed by the methods of her teachings. When proposed with the idea that she should change her ways and be more strict with the students. Consequently to which Sister james reacted that “She’s taken away my joy of teaching. And I loved teaching more than …show more content…
Donald Muller a character that was talked about, fighted about, but was never truly present in the whole play. But shanley amazingly characterizes Donald and even without his actual presence, the author proves a great point. The kind of hardship he has gone through the bullyish treatment around him as suggested “He’s the only colored here. That’d be alot for the boy” (Shanley 41) through which we can understand the struggle he has to go through. As if being an only black student isn’t hard enough at the time there is another intriguing component introduced to Donald’s character that “There’s the boy’s nature” (Shanley 44) which can be interpreted as Donald being gay. Understanding the setting of this play having such sexual orientation can unimaginably be extremely hard for a a person as young as Donald. What makes his suffering of repression particularly distinct from other characters is that he has to fight through it with a deep silence without an outlet to liberate his feeling other than his debatable protector Father