“You can never tell when you’ll need the word of God, Hulga,’ he said” (O'Connor 110). This particular quote comes from “Good Country People” written by Flannery O’Connor in 1955. At this point in the story, Manley Pointer and Hulga had just met at an embankment and begin to discuss the purpose of him bringing Bibles to their ‘meeting.’ O’Connor wants the reader to understand the connection of God and salvation among individuals in her writing due to her Catholic background. Flannery O’Connor demonstrates salvation as it is ever so present in her other short stories such as “Revelation,” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” In the short story ”Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor, Mrs. Turpin fights with herself
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For instance, an old woman is trying to negotiate with a serial killer by asking him to pray. “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” (Flannery O’Connor 10). However, he does not pray. O’Connor wants us to understand that when she reaches out and touches The Misfit, calling him one of her own children, that she achieves forgiveness for her sins. This includes her self-centered ways, her racism, and her lying. When the grace of God is received by the individual, everyone has the chance to become the “good man” who is hard to find such as the grandmother. Towards the end of the story, The Misfit also receives salvation. Even though he commits murder, it is hinted that some level of grace was accomplished. This change is evident in the last line of the story when he says, "It's no real pleasure in life" (O’Connor 10). The author wants us to apprehend that even rejecting Christ that salvation is still in option. She shows us this in that quote because, the old woman’s insights and attempts to change his faith have caused him to believe the slightest bit in what may be. This creates self doubt in killing for
For instance, an old woman is trying to negotiate with a serial killer by asking him to pray. “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” (Flannery O’Connor 10). However, he does not pray. O’Connor wants us to understand that when she reaches out and touches The Misfit, calling him one of her own children, that she achieves forgiveness for her sins. This includes her self-centered ways, her racism, and her lying. When the grace of God is received by the individual, everyone has the chance to become the “good man” who is hard to find such as the grandmother. Towards the end of the story, The Misfit also receives salvation. Even though he commits murder, it is hinted that some level of grace was accomplished. This change is evident in the last line of the story when he says, "It's no real pleasure in life" (O’Connor 10). The author wants us to apprehend that even rejecting Christ that salvation is still in option. She shows us this in that quote because, the old woman’s insights and attempts to change his faith have caused him to believe the slightest bit in what may be. This creates self doubt in killing for