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An 8 page paper which
examines three of Flannery O’Connor’s stories, discussing the theme of violence and
salvation. The works discussed are “Revelation,” “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and
“Greenleaf.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAflan3.rtf
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faith and religion by symbolically presenting the reader with an understanding of how religious faith in this nation, during OConnors time, was something that was often false. Her intentions, it
seemed, was to illustrate the power of religion and the power of faith in very positive, yet revealing ways. The following paper examines three of her works as they involve
the themes of violence and salvation. The works examined are "Revelation," "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and "Greenleaf." Revelation "The Revelation in Flannery OConnors short story
of the same name opens in the waiting room of a doctors office, where the smug Mrs. Turpin is chatting amiably with a stranger to pass the time. The strangers
homely, surly daughter Mary Grace sits nearby reading a book, significantly called Human Development" (Bernardo [3]). In this waiting room we see Mrs. Turpin going on and on about herself
and her own sense of self righteousness. The little girl eventually has enough of her talk and throws her book at Mrs. Turpin. "Mary Grace then lurches across the waiting
room, clamps her fingers around Mrs. Turpins neck and begins to choke her. Mary Grace is subdued and falls into some kind of fit" while "Mrs. Turpin leans over her
and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This offers up a very violent
scene, but a very intricate and complex scene as well. We are offered enormous amounts of symbolism in this. For one thing we see that Mrs. Turpin is the victim
of violence, but that violence was righteous and was necessary to truly awaken Mrs. Turpin to her own ignorance, if only for a moment. Without that violence Mrs. Turpin would
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