People express themselves in different ways. When you look at someone’s work, you can get an idea of the type of person they are or the type of life that they live. Especially if their work is written. It is easier to know things about a person if their thoughts are written on a piece of paper. People use diaries to write down their feelings or to describe how their day was. Some people publish what they write and some people do not. People usually write stories that relate to them. They write about things that help show how they think and what they believe in. Flannery O’Connor is known for her novels and short stories. Her work uses grotesque description to describe the characters and the settings. Flannery O’Connor uses grotesque description
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In her stories, there are allusions to the bible. This helps the readers see how much of a believer she was and what she thinks about the other people, who do not believe. When she writes her stories she shows the readers her thoughts on a person’s “action of grace.” She, herself said, “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” The readers are basically reading her thoughts. They are able to understand O’Connor’s point of view on religion as they read her novel or short story. When O’Connor says this, it shows us that she is the type of person to think about what she really believes. She likes to think before she acts. She does not like to say something without thinking about if she really believes that or …show more content…
Her father died four years after being diagnosed with lupus. She was in her mid-twenties when he died. In her short story, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” it says, “I can’t wait. I got to make Tuscaloosa” (O’Connor). The abandonment of Lucynell Crater might relate to the death of O’Connor’s father. She might have felt abandoned by her father. When Mr. Shiftlet says that he can not wait, it relates to O’Connor’s father because he was not able to wait. O’Connor’s father had no choice. Just like lupus was inevitable for her, it was inevitable for him. He had a limited lifespan, just like herself and his time had come. O’Connor’s father’s lupus had killed him and it must have had to be hard for her. It also relates because Lucynell also lost her father and her mother was a widow and O’Connor’s mother was also a
In her stories, there are allusions to the bible. This helps the readers see how much of a believer she was and what she thinks about the other people, who do not believe. When she writes her stories she shows the readers her thoughts on a person’s “action of grace.” She, herself said, “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” The readers are basically reading her thoughts. They are able to understand O’Connor’s point of view on religion as they read her novel or short story. When O’Connor says this, it shows us that she is the type of person to think about what she really believes. She likes to think before she acts. She does not like to say something without thinking about if she really believes that or …show more content…
Her father died four years after being diagnosed with lupus. She was in her mid-twenties when he died. In her short story, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” it says, “I can’t wait. I got to make Tuscaloosa” (O’Connor). The abandonment of Lucynell Crater might relate to the death of O’Connor’s father. She might have felt abandoned by her father. When Mr. Shiftlet says that he can not wait, it relates to O’Connor’s father because he was not able to wait. O’Connor’s father had no choice. Just like lupus was inevitable for her, it was inevitable for him. He had a limited lifespan, just like herself and his time had come. O’Connor’s father’s lupus had killed him and it must have had to be hard for her. It also relates because Lucynell also lost her father and her mother was a widow and O’Connor’s mother was also a