Hi, need to submit a 750 words essay on the topic Did Father Flynn get what he derserved at the end of the film, Doubt.This in effect operates as a promotion and when Sister Aloysius is told of Father

Hi, need to submit a 750 words essay on the topic Did Father Flynn get what he derserved at the end of the film, Doubt.

This in effect operates as a promotion and when Sister Aloysius is told of Father Flynn’s departure, she repeats “in the pursuit of wrongdoing, one steps away from God”.

The denouement of the film poses more questions than at it answers and has fuelled polarised debate as to whether or not Father Flynn is actually innocent,

which in turn poses the question as to whether Father Flynn gets what he deserved at the end of the film. On the one hand, Father Flynn’s departure and silence at the end could be interpreted as an admission of guilt, which would lend itself to the argument that Father Flynn did not get what he deserved as he effectively ends up in a higher position of authority by the end of the film. On the other hand, the audience learns that Sister Aloysius lied about speaking to a nun at Father Flynn’s previous church, which in turn leads the audience to question the guilt of both Aloysius and Father Flynn.

Therefore overall, in contrast to the archetypal Hollywood blockbuster, the film’s conclusion leaves many issues unresolved, which in turn projects the central theme of doubt throughout the film onto the audience. In turn, it is submitted in this paper that ultimately it is impossible to decipher whether Father Flynn gets what he deserves at the end of the film. Whilst questions about Father Flynn’s conduct remains throughout, Sister Aloysius’ relentless pursuit of him not only serves to heighten the anticipation from the audience’s perspective as to whether or not he is guilty. it arguably serves to operate as a microcosm of gender conflict within the Catholic Church (Smith 218).

Whether or not Father Flynn is guilty of abuse further serves to highlight the irony of the battle between him and Sister Aloysius who is also guilty of lying to remove Father Flynn from the Church. The irony is that within the Church’s infrastructure, Sister Aloysius’ position as a nun is inferior to Father Flynn.