Analysis Of Ordinary Sin By Kristen Valdez

Loosing Identities

Ordinary sin, written by Kristen Valdez is a very interesting piece, as it explores the issue of relations with a spiritual leader and a follower who are united by moral and ethical principles. These characters are questioned their actions by people who surrounded them and in some moments in the scenes can see how they feel hopeless, dissolution, rejection, and guilty of committing a “Sin” meaning, disobedience to God. In “Ordinary Sin”, Father Paul and Crystal creates fictional characters who represent different roles in the church are being corrupted in a sense of identity The character, Crystal who apparently grew up in the faith and at a very young age she got misfortune to become pregnant out of wedlock. The author develops her character by telling the reader that she is an innocent child and it is clearly understood that she has a few people who have affectionately attached especially the priest who is her confidant, father figure or may be considered her significant lover. Valdez creates this character in a very tactfully in touching topics involving the morality that a teenager who is not consciously aware of the responsibility

As a spiritual leader, he is supposed to perform all duties given by his superior authority, bishop and delivers to the people in order to improve ethics and moral values in the community. In addition, as the reader goes deeply into the story, the Father Paul has to maintain an outstanding morale with a minimal of sins. The author shows to the readers two phases of Father Paul’s life: men who are the ownership of the universe and also an ordinary man. These two roles make the priest fight with his consciousness constantly. Therefore, his alcoholisms not only weaken physically but also his mentally to the point that it is obvious his unacceptable actions. There was a dialogue between the priest and