Dubliners

Literature is constantly showing its readers aspects of people and societies that would not normally be shown to the public. The various aspects of society that writers choose to focus on are done for a reason. Whether or not it is a positive or negative aspect of society doesn't hold any significance. The only thing that matters in society is why writers choose to focus on the subjects that they do. Most writers are trying …

…holy. This implication is also supported by the description of the pedophile in "An Encounter": "I saw that he had great gaps in his mouth between his yellow teeth" (25). The description of the corrupt and immoral man is quite similar to that of Father Keon as well as Father Flynn (stated in the first body paragraph). Therefore, the symbolism of the color yellow is used to further support how abound corruption is between Irish priests.