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A 4 page essay that discusses four short stories by O'Connor in terms of style. These are "Good Country People," "Everything That Rises Must Converge," "Revelation," and "Greenleaf." Bibliography lists 7 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). Examination of several of OConnors short stories 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." A
pivotal moment in Joy/Hulgas life comes when a Bible salesman going by the name of Manly Pointer comes to their farm. He appears to be a "satanic character," but he
is actually an "angel of light," as he serves as the "unwilling instrument of grace," by stealing Joy/Hulgas leg and leaving her stranded (Jordan 48). It is in this instant
that Joy/Hulgals nihilism is shattered and the opportunity for reconnection with her own humanity presents itself through the process of having been humbled. This sort of characterization is one
that is frequently found in OConnors fiction, which tends to dramatize the struggle of rising consciousness that is creating in characters who egotism distorts their perceptions. Such as person is
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