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This 5 page paper is an analysis of Flannery O'Connor's style as revealed in three of her short stories: "A Good Man is Hard to Find"; "Everything that Rises Must Converge"; and "The Lame Shall Enter First." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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a discussion of OConnors Catholic upbringing, which colors all her stories, most of which are a struggle between good and evil. Many stories deal with the recognition of the power
of God and of Gods existence often revealed to the character at the moment of their death. Explicates three stories: A Good Man Is Hard to Find, explaining how the
grandmother and her murderer discover a mutual bond in the moments before he shoots her. Also discusses the foreshadowing OConnor uses throughout the story, and the sense of inevitability that
is found throughout The second story is Everything That Rises Must Converge and the paper traces the difficult relationship between Julian and his mother as well as touching on
the issues of race and white superiority. Julian purports to hate his mother but when she dies, he is lost. Again, the protagonist learns a lesson but too late to
be of any use. The third story is The Lame Shall Enter First, and tells of the way in which a widower named Sheppard, which name suggests a Christ-like figure,
neglects his son Norton to help a more difficult boy, Rufus. He fails to help Rufus, who considers himself evil, and he loses Norton, who is still deeply grieving for
his mother. Sheppard fails to see the depth of the boys grief, and Norton hangs himself in despair. His suicide is an attempt to be reunited with his mother, which
suggests his faith is strong even if his actions are misguided. But the revelations come too late to help his father. CONCLUSION Reiterates that OConnors stories depend on
religion for much of their impact, and that OConnors characters are frequently bizarre, disgusting or tormented. Introduction Flannery OConnor is a difficult writer: she makes her readers
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