Hopewell tradition

Some traditions show that certain people must have certain roles in society. For example, today’s society puts pressure on the female to conform to fixed rules. They are expected to be seen, and not heard, while the man does all of the work. Two short stories that break these traditions are Good Country People, by Flannery O’Connor, and Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger. Good Country People is about a girl who does not conform to that society’s rules about women and is seen as odd by the…

specifically focus on the representation of religion, violence, Nihilism, and her place as a Southern writer in “Good Country People.” Scholars mostly use the characters, Joy-Hulga who has only one leg and many personal problems, her mother, Mrs. Hopewell who wants her daughter to be what society expects of her, and the Bible salesman, Manley Pointer, a character that appears to be someone he 's not, to argue their stance on this short story. Three specific scholarly articles notice the…

People” the story starts out with mainly surrounding Hulga and Manley Pointer. Hugla is daughter of Mrs. Hopewell, the one who owns the whole farm. Hugla is thirty-two years old, has a degree in philosophy, and thinks she is slicker than everyone else. Mrs. Freeman is the farming tenant for the farm and she has two daughters also. Manley Pointer comes to the house selling bibles. Mrs. Hopewell thinks everyone is just good country people, so she lets him in. She says in one part ”Good country…

man, Hulga would easily fall for Manley as he appealed to her side of wisdom. Despite her mother's disagreement, Hulga continues to see Manley being fascinated by him, all while believing she is smarter than both Manley and her mother. “All Mrs. Hopewell loses out on in mistaking Manley Pointer for a good country boy when he is not… who thinks she is so much more sophisticated and educated than her mother, has lost much more, but perhaps she has gained more as well” (Kirk). This literary critic…

belief systems and societal class structures. During the postmodern period, it was popular for traditional values and beliefs to be challenged by writers, and that is definitely the aim of “Good Country People.” The narrative challenges southern tradition by breaking down common belief systems, which in turn comments on the class structure of the South at that time. Throughout the whole of the text, “Good Country People” attempts to deteriorate belief systems. More specifically, it exemplifies…

Questions 1. .Why is Flannery O’Connor important for American Literature? 2. How you would define the “grotesque” ? 3. Why is Flannery O’Connor’s grotesque different from the other modern writers? 4. Can you define at least one feature for each character that makes them grotesque? 5. What is nihilism? Can you give an example of a representative philosopher? 6. How is nihilism illustrated in this short story? 7. The wooden leg is a symbol in this short story. What is its meaning? 8. Is this a…

Unit 1 Vocab Exchange & Interactions (WXT,ENV) Corn - One of the many crops from the Americas that was brought over to Europe through the Columbian Exchange as a result of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World. Horses - A form of transportation and livestock from Europe that brought itself to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange. Horses heavily aided in the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas. However, the Aztecs and Incas would later utilize horses for transportation and…