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A 4 page essay that discusses O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," which illustrates how O'Connor expertly crafts characterization, imagery, symbolism and irony in order suggest how divine grace will can plant the seeds of redemption in what seems like the most unlikely of circumstances. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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characters are typically flawed in some manner; however, it is striking how often those characters with physical impairments have handicaps that mirror symbolically their far greater handicaps, which involve the
mind and soul (Oliver 233). In OConnors short story "Good Country People," this observation is particularly apt in regards to the character of Joy/Hulga, whose physical handicaps reflect the destitution
of her soul. Examination of this short story illustrates how OConnor expertly crafts characterization, imagery, symbolism and irony in order suggest how divine grace will can plant the seeds
of redemption in what seems like the most unlikely of circumstances. While OConnor herself was Catholic, she lived and wrote amidst a "sea of Protestants," and many of her
characters are often "uneducated Pentecostals and fundamentalists" (Taylor 52). This is the case in "Good Country People," as this appellation certainly fits the character of Mrs. Hopewell, Joy/Hulgas mother, as
well as the family of tenant farmers that share their life, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. Mrs. Hopewell continues to sincerely love her daughter, despite Joy/Hulgas moodiness and frank disdain for
her mother and everyone else. She has rejected everything in her immediate environment, even her name, "Joy," as she has changed it legally to "Hulga." As such details suggest,
OConnors characterization of Joy/Hulga carefully builds up an image of a woman who has been very badly scarred by life, both physically and emotionally. Joy/Hulgas physical afflictions, "her heart condition,
her poor eyesight, and her artificial leg--symbolize her emotional, intellectual and spiritual impairments" (Oliver 233). OConnor describes a woman who has carefully isolated herself from any connection with humanity. She
prides herself on her intellectual accomplishments, yet does not recognize the sincere goodness of her mothers unfaltering love. She disdains the life of "good country people," yet it is the
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