Flannery O’Connor effectively connects the reader to the short novel Wise Blood with the use of vivid details. The clear details allow the reader to know the characters’ action, what they think, and what they focus on; therefore, the reader can make judgements about the characters, infer what are the characters’ intentions are, and even apply lessons found in the story to their own lives. The description creates a clear picture to the reader to understand how most people were during the 1950s. O’Connor’s word choice helped the reader understand the time this story took place by portraying realism. She included much southern slang and discriminatory language towards minorities. Untraditional ways, such as premarital sex, were seen as taboo,
