Eyes can tell what a person may be thinking or feeling, even when they aren’t saying anything. This goes hand in hand with religion as well, because the religion they are brought up in. It can influence what their opinions are, and the way they carry themselves can also influence the way people perceive how they think or feel. In the short story, “Revelation”, written by Flannery O’Connor, both an eye motif and biblical allusions are used to reveal the character’s inner thoughts and emotions.
Eyes aren’t just a way for the person who they belong to see, they also let others see inside. The person who this most closely represents is Mary Grace, who Mrs. Turpin refers to as “the girl”, often with, “ugly” or “fat” before. According to Mrs. Turpin, the girl has “the same blue eyes” as her mother, and unlike her mother, Mary Grace’s eyes “appeared to smolder and blaze”(5), irony is used …show more content…
O’Connor uses prevalent biblical allusions throughout the story. One of the most important biblical allusions is the title “Revelation”. In the bible there is a book of “Revelations”, which is at the end of the world, or “Doomsday” (3), as Mrs. Turpin refers to it. when she is waiting for somebody to call them back to see the doctor, because Mrs. Turpin thinks that she is better than everybody else in the waiting room. Also, Mrs. Turpin keeps talking about “If Jesus had said to her”, there’s only two options for her, and she could either be “a nigger or white-trash” (4), she would beg that there would be a third option, which is Mrs. Turpin's manifest, since she thinks that she should be in a higher place than most of the world. Another example of Mrs. Turpin voicing the bible is her repetition of “Thank you Jesus” (12) because she is glad that Jesus made her the way that she is, and that’s why Mrs. Turpin gets hit by Mary Grace. Mrs. Turpin uses her religion to voice her thoughts and
Eyes aren’t just a way for the person who they belong to see, they also let others see inside. The person who this most closely represents is Mary Grace, who Mrs. Turpin refers to as “the girl”, often with, “ugly” or “fat” before. According to Mrs. Turpin, the girl has “the same blue eyes” as her mother, and unlike her mother, Mary Grace’s eyes “appeared to smolder and blaze”(5), irony is used …show more content…
O’Connor uses prevalent biblical allusions throughout the story. One of the most important biblical allusions is the title “Revelation”. In the bible there is a book of “Revelations”, which is at the end of the world, or “Doomsday” (3), as Mrs. Turpin refers to it. when she is waiting for somebody to call them back to see the doctor, because Mrs. Turpin thinks that she is better than everybody else in the waiting room. Also, Mrs. Turpin keeps talking about “If Jesus had said to her”, there’s only two options for her, and she could either be “a nigger or white-trash” (4), she would beg that there would be a third option, which is Mrs. Turpin's manifest, since she thinks that she should be in a higher place than most of the world. Another example of Mrs. Turpin voicing the bible is her repetition of “Thank you Jesus” (12) because she is glad that Jesus made her the way that she is, and that’s why Mrs. Turpin gets hit by Mary Grace. Mrs. Turpin uses her religion to voice her thoughts and