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This 3 page paper focuses on Mrs. May's controlling nature and how it serves as a reference for us all. Mrs. May appears in Flannery O'Connor's Greenleaf. The fact that people cannot control their environments is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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poor unfortunate souls, and can usually see the big picture. When individual lives are examined, it seems that everything turns out as expected in the end. That high school drop
out ends up working as a janitor at the school, and the person dubbed most likely to succeed is the head of his own company. Sometimes, people do what is
expected, and sometimes what they do is dubbed ironic. Many authors take advantage of this big picture thinking and the tool of irony as they craft stories with believable characters.
In Flannery OConnors Greenleaf, Mrs. May is the quintessential "control freak" and while there is much to this story, in the end, she gets her due. By trying to
control everything, including Mr. Greenleaf, her direct orders to shoot the bull ends in her own demise, which is quite ironic. Yet, the twist only serves to highlight the fact
that people cannot control their destinies no matter how much they try. This thematic element cannot be overstated. In the end, the very people who think they have all their
Is dotted and Ts crossed are the ones who find that life has its own surprises. Karen Bernardo, in her analysis of this story, also suggests that control is a
large part of the issue. Control, for many people such as Mrs. May, is hard to relinquish. Hard and Durian write about this story and note: " Mrs. May, like
many of OConnors characters, is hardheaded and thinks she is much smarter and more competent than she really is" (92). It is this sense of being better and smarter that
perhaps enhances the stubborn nature. After all, people who believe that they are smart will think they are right. In part, this sense of being right spills over into lifestyle
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