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A 5 page critical essay which examines Flannery O'Connor's 1955 short story, 'Good Country People' and how it reflects the techniques and themes of the modern literary period. Specifically considered are how the story deals with the major subjects of nature, religion, individualism vs. social responsibility, love, realism and the grotesque aspects of human nature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of realism which dominated modern literature following World War II. OConnor described herself and her contemporaries as "realist[s] of distances," preferring to cut to the chase, rather than confront
an issue in abstract terms (Gingher 260). She was not beyond using "violent means" to get her message across to an often "hostile audience" (Gilbert and Gubar 1955).
Her works often featured religious themes, and although a devout Catholic herself, OConnor once wryly noted, "My audience are the people who think God is dead. At least these
are the people I am conscious of writing for" (Schilling 14). Religion was merely used as a plot device to confront the contemporary issues OConnor felt personally passionate about.
She also employed the modern literary techniques of symbolism and imaginative uses of irony, which was especially evident in her 1955 short story, "Good Country People." Symbolism abounds
in the names of the characters -- Mrs. Hopewell, who always hopes that people will be well-treated; Manley Pointer, who attempts to impress the women with his masculinity, while his
direction is firmly pointed in the future. Some names are chosen for their irony value -- Mrs. Freemen, who with her family have never been anything but sharecroppers, hardly
free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-old woman who consciously remains a social outsider as a
result of a physical disability -- she has worn a prosthetic leg since a hunting accident blew off her leg below the knee at age 10. She despises the
world around her because she is often regarded by the "good country people" as a human oddity. With Joy, OConnor deftly conveys the grotesque aspects of human nature.
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