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Catholic guilt
noun
a generalized feeling of irrational or excessive guilt, as stereotypically associated with Catholics. β¨
Silas is, as his friend Dorka puts it "suffocated at his own hand".
Freshly eighteen, the scruffy haired, sharp tongued boy is a prime example of how Catholic guilt can manipulate someone's life into a joyless, pressure filled, satisfaction craved, steaming pile of shit. β¨
Blythe Walsh however, is the prime example of how Catholic guilt can lead a person to a journey of self acceptance, pride and satisfaction. With an uneven scale of privilege and abuse, Blythe and Silas demonstrate the opposite ends of the guilt-ridden spectrum.