Stranger Danger “The Displaced Person” by Flannery O’Connor, was published as a story in the Sewanee review in October 1954. The setting takes places after World War 2, where some refugees from the concentration camp are resettling to a farm. The literary techniques that O’Connor uses are symbolism, imagery, and irony. She uses these techniques to state her purpose about how people should not be judged for the way they are. Flannery O’Connor describes to her audience an interesting and well thought-out character. She introduces some characters that experience some major life changes that happened in the story. However, her purpose of the story is that people should not be judged by the way they are. For example, when the Guaiac family
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Flannery O’Connor describes the peacock as the Christ like. The main character's’ reaction to the peacock serves to contrasts the characters’ beliefs and attitudes in the story. For example, Mrs. McIntyre said that the peacock is an extra burden for her to feed on the farm. The peacock symbolizes the moral vision of the characters. In the story, O’Connor used the same attitude toward the peacock as she did toward the displaced person. For example, when Mrs. McIntyre said “He is extra”, she said. “He doesn’t fit in. I have to have somebody who fits …show more content…
She described the peacock and how it appeared, making it an image of the Savior Jesus Christ. Another image that she used is the priest’s care toward the Guizacs family as Christ like. Flannery O’Connor used Irony to support her purpose in the story. At the beginning of the story, she begins to introduce a displaced person from Portland. However, the displaced person came to the farm to work. Meanwhile, as the story went on Mrs. McIntyre and Mrs. Shortly both end up become displaced at the end to the story. Flannery O’Connor’s goal was for her reader to learn to not take things for granted, but to be happy with what you have, because like in the story, you might end up bad in a situation. In conclusion, the story “The Displaced Person,” was about a refugee’s family that came from a concentration camp after the war and they resettle on a farm. O’Connor uses symbolism, imagery, irony to support her purposed. O’Connor goal was for her reader to get a good understanding of her purposed and how she uses character to support her
Flannery O’Connor describes the peacock as the Christ like. The main character's’ reaction to the peacock serves to contrasts the characters’ beliefs and attitudes in the story. For example, Mrs. McIntyre said that the peacock is an extra burden for her to feed on the farm. The peacock symbolizes the moral vision of the characters. In the story, O’Connor used the same attitude toward the peacock as she did toward the displaced person. For example, when Mrs. McIntyre said “He is extra”, she said. “He doesn’t fit in. I have to have somebody who fits …show more content…
She described the peacock and how it appeared, making it an image of the Savior Jesus Christ. Another image that she used is the priest’s care toward the Guizacs family as Christ like. Flannery O’Connor used Irony to support her purpose in the story. At the beginning of the story, she begins to introduce a displaced person from Portland. However, the displaced person came to the farm to work. Meanwhile, as the story went on Mrs. McIntyre and Mrs. Shortly both end up become displaced at the end to the story. Flannery O’Connor’s goal was for her reader to learn to not take things for granted, but to be happy with what you have, because like in the story, you might end up bad in a situation. In conclusion, the story “The Displaced Person,” was about a refugee’s family that came from a concentration camp after the war and they resettle on a farm. O’Connor uses symbolism, imagery, irony to support her purposed. O’Connor goal was for her reader to get a good understanding of her purposed and how she uses character to support her