The Symbolism of Religion and Comparison         In comparing the books 'Confession of the Jews' and 'First Confession', I have found there to be similarities and differences. For example, 'First Confession' deals with a boy converting from a boy to a young man by going to confession and telling his sins for the first time. 'Conversion of the Jews' deals with converting a boy into someone he has never really seen which was a free thinker …showed first 75 words of 1110 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1110 total…self while telling the priest all of his sins, which made him feel he can actually live with himself.         Reading both stories gave me a sense of what both religions are like. I'm catholic and already know what it is like to go to confession, but I never had an experience like Jackie. I am very familiar with the Jewish religion, but never heard of Ozzies experience, not that it even happens in everyday life.