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Comparing the main characters in Flannery O'Connor's short stories, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "Revelation," I am surprised about how the Grandmother and Mrs. Turpin are similar.
In the story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," the Grandmother enjoys talking and she never stops raging at her son “Bailey” or giving her judgment on to others, Irrespective of their interest or not. Mrs. Turpin in the story "Revelation" also talks a lot too. At the doctor's office, she has something to say about African Americans, and she is not generous either. In Revelation, she discovers another lady that had similar ideas like hers, and they both engaged in extensive chat. Both women in the stories refer to themselves as Christians. The Authors stories often deal with spiritual subjects that are strongly in existent in both stories, another similarity between the two women- Neither of the women is capable of understanding the religion in her own life. The Author -Flannery O'Connor’s characters are often too self-centered or negligent to see the actions of refinement in everyday experience. It is not until the Grandmother is
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The Grandmother in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find” associates with another character for the first time when she comes together with the Oddity. With no genuine time for reflection, the Grandmother does have the opportunity to recognize the association amongst people, as God had proposed. "Revelation" is not the same in a number of ways. However, the author trusts that God can save people— Mrs. Turpin believes that the troubled Mary Grace has a message for her. In this story, Mary Grace tosses a book at Mrs. Turpin and made attempts to choke her. When Mrs. Turpin arrives home, she has time to reflect on the awful situation and what Mary Grace said: “Go back to hell where you came from, you old wart

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