Flannery O’Connor, the author of this religion and grotesque novel, was born on March 19th 1925 in Savannah Georgia. Parented by Regina and Edward O’Connor, she grew up heavily influenced by Roman Catholicism causing her to become isolated from the outside world. O’Connor began education very early, attending the city’s parochial school because a Catholic school could not be financially supported in that area. She was an exceptional student who lacked many social skills. However her family soon moved to Milledgeville, Georgia where she attended Peabody Laboratory. At age fifteen, Flannery O’Connor lost her father to lupus erythematous, a disease that causes the body to produce antibodies, which attack the bodies’ systems. Despite the depressing loss, she continued her education to attend Georgia State College for Women.
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According to a Biography of Flannery O’Connor by New Georgia Encyclopedia, “An avid reader and artist, she served as editor of the Corinthian, GSCW’s college literary magazine, and as an unofficial campus cartoonist” (Gordon). During her three years at that college, she took part in numerous English Courses, which motivated her to study and major in journalism. To do this she attended Iowa University, but she soon realized that journalism was not where her passion really lye. To become an author and professional writer, she completed a masters program for creative writing. During this program, she met many mentors and other writers including Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Austin Warren, and Andrew Lytle. These people helped critique her work throughout her career. Flannery O’Connor’s first real piece of writing was her master’s thesis, The
According to a Biography of Flannery O’Connor by New Georgia Encyclopedia, “An avid reader and artist, she served as editor of the Corinthian, GSCW’s college literary magazine, and as an unofficial campus cartoonist” (Gordon). During her three years at that college, she took part in numerous English Courses, which motivated her to study and major in journalism. To do this she attended Iowa University, but she soon realized that journalism was not where her passion really lye. To become an author and professional writer, she completed a masters program for creative writing. During this program, she met many mentors and other writers including Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Austin Warren, and Andrew Lytle. These people helped critique her work throughout her career. Flannery O’Connor’s first real piece of writing was her master’s thesis, The