Ashley Peters
Dr. Collar
English 1302.200
25 June 2017
Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor gives the reader a glimpse of the mid 1900s as she joins the American changes into her work revealing what society was becoming. Flannery was a very influential writer and a writer with some violence also. Violence prepared the characters for a vulnerable moment which is why O’Connor adds so much violence. O’Connor paid close attention to her surroundings as the world began to evolve more into a world of hate, and not very civil, after World War II. Flannery O’Connor revolved her works around life experiences and her strong Catholic faith. Flannery O’Connor was born on March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia as the one and only child to Regina and …show more content…
O’Connor uses rural settings in many of her short stories. For example, “Good Country People” is set on a field where her mother had worked. In “O’Connor’s GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE”, Kate Oliver states, “Flannery O’Connor’s Southern landscapes are populated by freaks, misfits, shrewd con artists, murderers, and sometimes just plain ordinary country people” (233). O’Connor’s characters are so believable because it describes the many different people we may come across in our lives. O’Connor’s characters all have flaws in all different ways, whether they are emotional, intellectual, or spiritual impairments. In “Good Country People”, Joy-Hulga was very flawed with having a wooden leg from a hunting accident, harsh eye impairments, and a heart condition. These conditions symbolize something deeper than physical impairments. “In O’Connor’s tales the blind cannot recognize the most obvious intellectual truths, and those who are physically crippled are often emotionally or spiritually crippled” (Oliver 233). Hulga’s “weak heart” symbolizes her inability to love anybody. Hulga was what we call “heartless” in today’s society. Her “blindness” to Manley Pointer shows her intelligence, when in reality she is blind to reality. Her artificial leg symbolizes her un-true religion because thereafter she studied philosophy. Oliver states, “For O’Connor, philosophy is an …show more content…
She had so much talent in her work, and showed it in each writing. Although the ends of both stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and “Good Country People,” written by O’Connor end badly, her Catholic faith and her lifestyle shines through most of the stories. O’Connor tried to teach the readers morals through each of her stories. Readers can tell how strong O’Connor’s faith is by reading even just these two stories. She is an inspiration to her readers to keep having faith, to guard your heart, and to pay attention to the people we allow into our lives. The strong faith she portrays to show in her stories may even give some of her readers the want to grow in their Christianity and relationship with God. Even though her life wasn’t very eventful, she expressed her teachings through her short stories into the literary
Dr. Collar
English 1302.200
25 June 2017
Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor gives the reader a glimpse of the mid 1900s as she joins the American changes into her work revealing what society was becoming. Flannery was a very influential writer and a writer with some violence also. Violence prepared the characters for a vulnerable moment which is why O’Connor adds so much violence. O’Connor paid close attention to her surroundings as the world began to evolve more into a world of hate, and not very civil, after World War II. Flannery O’Connor revolved her works around life experiences and her strong Catholic faith. Flannery O’Connor was born on March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia as the one and only child to Regina and …show more content…
O’Connor uses rural settings in many of her short stories. For example, “Good Country People” is set on a field where her mother had worked. In “O’Connor’s GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE”, Kate Oliver states, “Flannery O’Connor’s Southern landscapes are populated by freaks, misfits, shrewd con artists, murderers, and sometimes just plain ordinary country people” (233). O’Connor’s characters are so believable because it describes the many different people we may come across in our lives. O’Connor’s characters all have flaws in all different ways, whether they are emotional, intellectual, or spiritual impairments. In “Good Country People”, Joy-Hulga was very flawed with having a wooden leg from a hunting accident, harsh eye impairments, and a heart condition. These conditions symbolize something deeper than physical impairments. “In O’Connor’s tales the blind cannot recognize the most obvious intellectual truths, and those who are physically crippled are often emotionally or spiritually crippled” (Oliver 233). Hulga’s “weak heart” symbolizes her inability to love anybody. Hulga was what we call “heartless” in today’s society. Her “blindness” to Manley Pointer shows her intelligence, when in reality she is blind to reality. Her artificial leg symbolizes her un-true religion because thereafter she studied philosophy. Oliver states, “For O’Connor, philosophy is an …show more content…
She had so much talent in her work, and showed it in each writing. Although the ends of both stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and “Good Country People,” written by O’Connor end badly, her Catholic faith and her lifestyle shines through most of the stories. O’Connor tried to teach the readers morals through each of her stories. Readers can tell how strong O’Connor’s faith is by reading even just these two stories. She is an inspiration to her readers to keep having faith, to guard your heart, and to pay attention to the people we allow into our lives. The strong faith she portrays to show in her stories may even give some of her readers the want to grow in their Christianity and relationship with God. Even though her life wasn’t very eventful, she expressed her teachings through her short stories into the literary