Confession is the admission of one's sins. In the Christian religion, it is done inside a confessional in front of a priest, who will then give the confessor a penance appropriate to his crimes. Confession of one's mortal sins is required to regain God's grace, and the priest is believed to have been given the authority to grant forgiveness and absolution. In most cases, confession is a solemn affair. However, some authors have written stories that focus on the theme of confession and have also managed to add an element of humor to it. An example is “First Confession” by Frank O'Connor. Through the use of narrative point of view, tone and mood, contrast and characterization, the author of the story "First Confession" evokes humor in readers. The narrative point of view of this story, a detached autobiography, helps to arouse the feeling of humor. There are many experiences in life where things may seem scary or frustrating while they are happening, but when we think about them later, we realize that they could have been comical. In a detached autobiography, the narrator reflects and writes about something that happened in the past. Usually, he has matured since the events of the story took place and is now in a different state of mind, so he is able to write about it with the detachment of an outsider. In this case Jackie is writing about her first confession, which probably occurred many years ago. So now he can talk about it and highlight the funny side of the story. For example, Jackie's reactions to Mrs. Ryan and Nora's attempts to scare him reveal the gullibility of a typical seven-year-old and how funny that can be. Likewise, it portrays sibling rivalry in a humorous… middle of paper… out of character way, so as to add humor to the story. Frank O'Connor, the author of the short story “ First Confession" makes the story entertaining by effectively using literary tools such as narrative point of view, tone and mood, contrast and characterization. He created a light and fun atmosphere by having a main character that the reader can understand, as well as entertaining secondary characters Overall, O'Connor has managed to make humor the only effect of a story whose main topic is confession – a fairly serious practice in which. Christians confess their sins to a priest in the hope of obtaining God's forgiveness. Only the most skilled can give their stories an underlying feeling opposite to what they are about, and he is one of the few writers who have mastered the their craft enough to make their readers laugh at something that is usually considered sad..