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A 5 page essay that analyzes, contrasts and compares two short stories by O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Revelation." In both of these narratives, O'Connor offers detailed characterizations that, intertwined with violence, aid the reader in perceiving religious, social and philosophical issues that pertain to Southern culture and its changing nature during O'Connor's era. While O'Connor does not state any overt religious message in these narratives, in both stories she indicates through the events described certain truths concerning the darker recesses of the human psyche, particularly in regards to the Southern women who are her protagonists, relating these themes to her own unique religious and spiritual perspective. No additional sources cited.
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social and philosophical issues that pertain to Southern culture and its changing nature during OConnors era. While OConnor does not state any overt religious message in these narratives, in both
stories she indicates through the events described certain truths concerning the darker recesses of the human psyche, particularly in regards to the Southern women who are her protagonists, relating these
themes to her own unique religious and spiritual perspective. In both stories, OConnor indicates the supercilious and self-centered nature of her protagonists. The grandmother in "A Good Man is
Hard to Find" did not "want to go to Florida," with the rest of her family, but did want to visit her connections in east Tennessee (Good Man 948).
This is because east Tennessee, in the grandmothers mind represents the culture of the Old South, which is where she bases her identity. She sees the antebellum era and everything
about the Southern values in terms that relate only to herself and her perspective. For example, she points out a poor black child as being so picturesque that "If I
could paint, Id paint that picture" (Good Man 949). She remains totally oblivious to the stark poverty that this picturesque scene represents, as the child she observes is only partially
clothed. Later, the family takes a detour onto a country road in order for the grandmother to show them a "old plantation" that she visited as a girl (Good Man
951). It is on this back road that, which leads to a misleading, idealized past, that they encounter the escaped convict who called himself the Misfit. Similarly, Mrs. Turbin
in "Revelation" sees herself as a good white woman of some class and standing. Again, OConnor quickly establishes Mrs. Turbins basic character by relating significant details. She is a large
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