In her story "Revelation," Flannery O 'Connor showcases a flaw in the human way of thinking, and how people view social classes. O 'Connor demonstrates this through the story of Mrs. Turpin. Mrs. Turpin sees herself as a good Christian woman with a good disposition, but she is extremely judgmental and sees herself as better than people in the lower social classes. Through the events of the story, O 'Connor reveals Mrs. Turpin 's revelation to the truth that God sees all people as equal, regardless of social class. O 'Connor does a masterful job of illustrating this message through her use of imagery, the description of the setting, and the symbolism shown throughout the story.
The story opens as Mr. and Mrs. Turpin enter a small doctor 's office. Mrs. Turpin begins judging the people inside immediately and assigns them to social …show more content…
Turpin, she includes many symbols throughout. One of the main symbols that O 'Connor use was the hogs. Pigs or hogs were mentioned many times throughout the story, and they were used to symbolize the lower class. The hogs are described in two lights, with O 'Connor saying "Hogs. Nasty stinking things," and "Our hogs are not dirty and they don’t stink," which shows Mrs. Turpin trying to separate her hogs from the rest, just as she tries to place herself above other people (O 'Connor 298). This symbol emphasizes O 'Connor message when Mrs. Turpin is called "an old wart hog from hell," and it is this comment that brings her to the realization that just as all hogs were all equal, that is they way that God sees people (O 'Connor 304). Another symbol that O 'Connor uses is the book that Mary Grace was reading, and that she throws at Mrs. Turpin. The title of the book is Human Development, which is exactly what Mrs. Turpin was in need of. The symbols that O 'Connor uses emphasize her main point as Mrs. Turpin finds her revelation only after her experience with Human Development and after being called a
The story opens as Mr. and Mrs. Turpin enter a small doctor 's office. Mrs. Turpin begins judging the people inside immediately and assigns them to social …show more content…
Turpin, she includes many symbols throughout. One of the main symbols that O 'Connor use was the hogs. Pigs or hogs were mentioned many times throughout the story, and they were used to symbolize the lower class. The hogs are described in two lights, with O 'Connor saying "Hogs. Nasty stinking things," and "Our hogs are not dirty and they don’t stink," which shows Mrs. Turpin trying to separate her hogs from the rest, just as she tries to place herself above other people (O 'Connor 298). This symbol emphasizes O 'Connor message when Mrs. Turpin is called "an old wart hog from hell," and it is this comment that brings her to the realization that just as all hogs were all equal, that is they way that God sees people (O 'Connor 304). Another symbol that O 'Connor uses is the book that Mary Grace was reading, and that she throws at Mrs. Turpin. The title of the book is Human Development, which is exactly what Mrs. Turpin was in need of. The symbols that O 'Connor uses emphasize her main point as Mrs. Turpin finds her revelation only after her experience with Human Development and after being called a