Reality is something that constitutes of a real or actual thing, as distinguished from something that is merely apparent. Short stories have a fully developed theme that an author uses to portray his/her thoughts about anything they want. Flannery O’Connor has used her talented writing skills and put them to good use. She is known for writing horrific and shocking violent stories. She has written many short stories that have a unique aspect to every single one of them, but they all have something in common. The use of violence and shock tactics are used often in O’Connor’s writings as a means to be an attention grabber. One very particular theme is her novel A Good Man is Hard to Find, the stories seem to be focused on alienation and how
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This story made O’Connor’s Christian visit and darkly comic intent clearer to the readers and allowed for it to be easily grasping the intent of her 1960 story. The story is one of the best pieces of Southern Gothic literature now; it exemplifies what Southern Gothic literature focuses on. Surprisingly O’Connor despised the label; she mastered to write it in almost every story. Since the setting of the story is set in the south, like many of her other works, the imagery is often detailed frequently. The characters in her short story start of f in a very realistic family lifestyle and the grandmother is labeling what is a “good man.” The characters acknowledge that a good man is indeed hard to find anymore. When the Misfit runs into the family, the Southern Gothic part of the story kicks in and they encounter a strange, dangerous situation. The grandmother and the Misfit have a conversation pertaining Jesus and the Misfit dismisses it by acknowledging he is his own savior. In the short stories that have religion as a big part of the context, the character is always looking to be saved. The antagonist of every story is an independent individual who needs no one to save them, unlike the protagonist who are always robbed of some sort of precious life or dignity. This story is less of a family being murdered on their way to their vacation, but more about what everyone takes with them to
This story made O’Connor’s Christian visit and darkly comic intent clearer to the readers and allowed for it to be easily grasping the intent of her 1960 story. The story is one of the best pieces of Southern Gothic literature now; it exemplifies what Southern Gothic literature focuses on. Surprisingly O’Connor despised the label; she mastered to write it in almost every story. Since the setting of the story is set in the south, like many of her other works, the imagery is often detailed frequently. The characters in her short story start of f in a very realistic family lifestyle and the grandmother is labeling what is a “good man.” The characters acknowledge that a good man is indeed hard to find anymore. When the Misfit runs into the family, the Southern Gothic part of the story kicks in and they encounter a strange, dangerous situation. The grandmother and the Misfit have a conversation pertaining Jesus and the Misfit dismisses it by acknowledging he is his own savior. In the short stories that have religion as a big part of the context, the character is always looking to be saved. The antagonist of every story is an independent individual who needs no one to save them, unlike the protagonist who are always robbed of some sort of precious life or dignity. This story is less of a family being murdered on their way to their vacation, but more about what everyone takes with them to