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5 pages in length. On the surface, O'Connor's Greenleaf appears innocent enough in its content but as the reader becomes more and more involved in the symbolic underpinnings that embody the story, it is quite clear that there is a distinctive flavor of good versus evil. In fact, it has been argued that the extent to which O'Connor utilizes this particular theme is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers to Christianity, whom she had envisioned as nonbelievers. By demonstrating to her audience all the good that comes from faith, along with all the bad that merely begets more evil, it was her intention to enlighten her readership down what she believed to be the right path. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the story, it is quite clear that there is a distinctive flavor of good versus evil. In fact, it has been argued that the extent to which OConnor utilizes
this particular theme is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers to Christianity, whom she had envisioned as nonbelievers. By demonstrating to her audience all the good
that comes from faith, along with all the bad that merely begets more evil, it was her intention to enlighten her readership down what she believed to be the right
path. Summarizing the story, one finds a widow struggling to uphold her farm while at the same time tending to her two older sons, who provide her with little support
of any kind - either physical or emotional in nature. The questionable neighbors bring about yet another form of problem with his devious ways and her method of prayer
healing; their two upstanding sons do not make the situation any that much better. When the neighbors bull escapes and terrorizes the widows entire farm, including the milk herd,
vegetation and her peace of mind, she seeks to destroy it by means of her own sacrifice. The widow character in Greenleaf is
the Christian icon of the story, while the questionable neighbors represent all that is pernicious. True to her earthy roots, the widow is a true lady with a strong
heritage. She is also a symbol of change that OConnor believes should take place within society; that people, in general, had fallen down upon their convictions and have strayed
from the goodness. In being such a symbol, the widow and her good-for-nothing sons also depict all that is wrong with society, such as its dysfunctionalism and inability to
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