# Religious Hypocrisy in Ghosts

> Theme guide for Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.

Pastor Manders embodies religious hypocrisy, preaching moral absolutes while being complicit in covering up scandals and later manipulating the truth about the orphanage fire to protect his own reputation.

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