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Examples Of Flannery O Connor Grotesque

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Iris Nevers Nevers 1
Mrs. Gobbell
English 2010
26 October 2014 Flannery O'Connor and the Grotesque In my paper, I will research Flannery O'Connor and the grotesque religious themes often found in her stories. In the world of Flannery O'Connor's fiction, characters are seldom who we think they are or even who they themselves think they are. O'Connor was an important Southern writer, known for her grotesque characters and gothic style. O'Connor's writings also reflected heavily on her own faith as a Roman Catholic, frequently questioning morality and human faith. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, “Good Country People” and “Revelation” accurately portray these grotesque and religious themes seen throughout her writing. In the short story "Good Country People," O'Connor's selection of names for the characters in this story introduce religion using subtle irony. For example, the name "Hopewell" easily translates to "hope well" and characterizes both the mother …show more content…

One of the so called good country people, Pointer, lulls Hulga to show him how to take off her wooden leg. When she demands for he leg, he "pushes it farther away with his foot," leaving her totally dependent on him (O'Connor 496). This plotting, sinful man is suppose to be one of those innocent, good country people. Pointer states that he doesn't actually believe in the bible, as seen in the following quote: "I hope you don't think I actually believe in this crap! I may sell Bibles but I wasn't born yesterday" (O'Connor 497). This "simple" man talks about his peculiar interest in special things, saying that one time he "got a woman's glass eye this way" (O'Connor 497). Flannery O'Connor's use of grotesque is seen through Hulga's deformity and Pointer's obsession with woman's fake body

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