The short story “Revelation” by Flannery O’Conner takes place in the Deep South, during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. The central character of the story is Mrs. Turpin, who has a profound discrepancy between her self-image, and what she’s really like. Mrs. Turpin sees herself as a righteous church going Christian lady that is very charitable, and respectful. She also believes to have a good disposition. Mrs. Turpin’s self-imagine leads her to the idea that she is saved through her faith. However, the reality of Mrs. Turpin is far from her self-image. Mrs. Turpin is a judgmental and racist person. She is constantly making negative racial remarks such as, referring to white people as “white trash”. Mrs. Turpin also has a hierarchal
