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This 4 page paper provides an analysis of Flannery O'Connor's Good Country People. This paper considers the nature of the characters and the themes of good vs. evil, urban vs. country, intelligence vs. ignorance, and religious vs. secular. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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country, intelligence vs. ignorance, and religious vs. secular in order to show the power of these contrasts in defining human perception. The value of these contrasts extend from the
existence of two poles; goodness is much more distinguishable in the presence of evil. To emphasize the theme of dichotomy, OConnor begins
by relating the concept of "good country people," a term used eight times in this short story. The main character of the story is Joy Hopewell, who changes her
name to Hulga in rebellion against her mother, Mrs. Hopewell. Mrs. Hopewell named her daughter Joy, though it is clear that she is anything but a joy to her
mother, often speaking to her condescendingly and always challenging her religious ideals. OConnor plays with names in this story to help underscore the dichotomies that emerge. Mrs. Hopewell
is a hopeful woman who places great emphasis on her religious beliefs and her ability to judge peoples character, though she is often wrong and places little hope or faith
in her relationship with Joy. Joy chooses her new name because it was the ugliest name she could think of, but
it is interesting that this name is actually a variant of the name Helga, which means "holy." Joy represents the kind of dichotomy that OConnor is continually presenting in
the story. She is both secular and holy. Mrs. Hopewell maintains a friendship with Mrs. Freeman and working relationship with
Mrs. Freeman and her husband and daughters. Mrs. Hopewell describes Mrs. Freeman as a lady and maintains the respectability of her daughters, stating: "...they were not trash.
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