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Essay / Explanations and details on Mr. Pope and his silence
Writing a book in a style intended for adults, but formatted in a children's edition was an extremely difficult challenge. The construction of the book became even more complicated when the fiction that Danielle and I invented criticized Catholic churches and the abuses committed there. In today's world, the public is aware of the abuse that takes place in churches and how those churches try to cover up that abuse. Yet many journalists and newspapers fail to address the trauma that many experience and instill in others as a result of their silence. Therefore, the problem becomes a perilous cycle that spreads its disease wherever it lands. Danielle and I, through the genre of fiction, examine the deadly journey of silence in our story "Mr. Pope and His Silence." »Our story was mainly about the problem that silence causes in children abused by the Church. But we also incorporated elements from the “Red Riding Hood” tales. The story of “Red Riding Hood” fits well with our theme of silence. Similar to the boys who become Pope of Italy, Red Riding Hood's silence guides her down the wrong path. In Angela Carter's short story, "The Company of Wolves," the girl's silence and obedience lead her to become the werewolf's pet. Carter's story warns against silence. On the other hand, Maura changed "Red Riding Hood"'s gender to boy. Her sex change fit our story better. Like “Red Riding Hood,” our story takes the reader into a psychological struggle that can be broken through the expression of emotion. As we delved into the history of abuse against the Catholic Churches, we discovered some surprising details. Tom Barth's article, "Crisis Management in the Catholic Church" focuses primarily on how Catholic Churches deal...... middle of paper ...... a world that loves to destroy lives of innocent children. The drawing of the first Mr. Pope demonstrates his progression in terms of age. Maura created the majority of the story, except for the story that the new Mr. Pope tells the children. Danielle gave the characters their names. She likes the idea of keeping the characters anonymous and decided to use Angela Carter's style of not providing any identification to the characters. Danielle's idea was brilliant because most child abuse by the Catholic Church goes unreported, they themselves prefer to keep their identity confidential. Maura also came up with the name of the story. Danielle took the initiative to organize group meetings and reminded Maura of the project. Maura and Danielle used fiction to develop a unique story that influences many people: the negative connotations of silence and abuse in Catholic churches..