The setting of a story dictates the entire realm in which the story takes place and how it affects each character individual as well as it influences the plot as it progresses. In many of Flannery O’Connor’s stories the setting reflects how the characters react in certain situations. What they are surrounded by expresses how they act whether it be being from the south and being overly trustworthy, or being from a broken home showing how naive and inexperienced one can be. These effects prove that the utilization of setting affects the characters heavily causing multiple outcomes within their lives ranging from death to mental and emotional torment. The most important aspect of most of Flannery O’Connor’s stories is the setting, specifically
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He was a traveling bible salesman who would begin to fancy Hulga, would be able to take advantage of her and appeal to her needs and wants, “ This boy, with an instinct that came from beyond wisdom, had touched the truth about her” (O’Connor, 202). With no prior experience conversating or flirting with a man, Hulga would easily fall for Manley as he appealed to her side of wisdom. Despite her mother's disagreement, Hulga continues to see Manley being fascinated by him, all while believing she is smarter than both Manley and her mother. “All Mrs. Hopewell loses out on in mistaking Manley Pointer for a good country boy when he is not… who thinks she is so much more sophisticated and educated than her mother, has lost much more, but perhaps she has gained more as well” (Kirk). This literary critic also sees Hulgas lack of real world intelligence as bothersome and a negative impact on her due to her surroundings.This idea of all from the south are “Good Country People,” plagues the mind of the inexperienced Hulga and causes her to easily trust others resulting in her trusting and being be bested and manipulated by Manley. Manley would seduce Hulga into taking off her prosthetic leg and glasses both in …show more content…
Conin. “Bevel,” he repeated. She stood looking down at him as if he had become a marvel to her” (O’Connor, 28). All Harry wanted was attention and care causing him to lie about his name all of which is a product of the environment he had come from. As Harry would actually meet the preacher and experience the religious conquest of baptism he would become fascinated with religion and God and have the urge to utilize it back home. “The younger Bevel taking his name symbolically begins a new life and a move toward becoming someone out of the ordinary. Mrs. Connin had said that the reverend was no ordinary preacher” (Kirk). However, due to his lack of outer world exposure and the traig of naiveness he had developed due to his broken home he would take this religious conquest to literally. Harry would take it upon himself to travel to the river, in which the baptism would take place, on his own. “He intended not to fool with preachers any more but to Baptize himself and to keep on going this time until he found the Kingdom of Christ in the river” (O’Connor, 48). Harry would then attempt his own form of baptism obsessed with the idea and this would eventually lead to him drowning to death. This further shows how his environment affected
He was a traveling bible salesman who would begin to fancy Hulga, would be able to take advantage of her and appeal to her needs and wants, “ This boy, with an instinct that came from beyond wisdom, had touched the truth about her” (O’Connor, 202). With no prior experience conversating or flirting with a man, Hulga would easily fall for Manley as he appealed to her side of wisdom. Despite her mother's disagreement, Hulga continues to see Manley being fascinated by him, all while believing she is smarter than both Manley and her mother. “All Mrs. Hopewell loses out on in mistaking Manley Pointer for a good country boy when he is not… who thinks she is so much more sophisticated and educated than her mother, has lost much more, but perhaps she has gained more as well” (Kirk). This literary critic also sees Hulgas lack of real world intelligence as bothersome and a negative impact on her due to her surroundings.This idea of all from the south are “Good Country People,” plagues the mind of the inexperienced Hulga and causes her to easily trust others resulting in her trusting and being be bested and manipulated by Manley. Manley would seduce Hulga into taking off her prosthetic leg and glasses both in …show more content…
Conin. “Bevel,” he repeated. She stood looking down at him as if he had become a marvel to her” (O’Connor, 28). All Harry wanted was attention and care causing him to lie about his name all of which is a product of the environment he had come from. As Harry would actually meet the preacher and experience the religious conquest of baptism he would become fascinated with religion and God and have the urge to utilize it back home. “The younger Bevel taking his name symbolically begins a new life and a move toward becoming someone out of the ordinary. Mrs. Connin had said that the reverend was no ordinary preacher” (Kirk). However, due to his lack of outer world exposure and the traig of naiveness he had developed due to his broken home he would take this religious conquest to literally. Harry would take it upon himself to travel to the river, in which the baptism would take place, on his own. “He intended not to fool with preachers any more but to Baptize himself and to keep on going this time until he found the Kingdom of Christ in the river” (O’Connor, 48). Harry would then attempt his own form of baptism obsessed with the idea and this would eventually lead to him drowning to death. This further shows how his environment affected