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In five pages these stories are compared and contrasted in terms of their portrayals of good and evil and the failings of society....
a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did" (OConnor). II. HULGA & THE MISFIT: RELIGIOUS FAIT...
This 4 page paper gives an overview of the stories Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor. This ...
In eight pages this paper examines political incorrectness as it is reflected in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'Everything Tha...
In ten pages this paper examines how religion, particularly the grace of God, is thematically depicted in Flannery O' Connor's sho...
In seven pages this research paper features a comparison of the short stories 'Good Country People,' 'A Good Man is Hard to Find,'...
most interesting works in this regard. "Revelation" forces us to accept humanity with all of its glories and all of its faults. ...
in complete truthfulness, "a man" (OConnor, 1972, p. 255). When the pair become hopelessly lost in Atlanta, they find themselv...
that is not present in the Bible salesman. The Bible salesman is more of a manipulator and is very subversive in his actions, no...
Iin four pages this combination research paper and essay discusses the critical thematic interpretation of this famous short story...
with that in mind it becomes obvious that religion is such an important part of this story that one cannot ignore it. In first l...
connection to the past somehow. The young men do not possess a strong link with their past and this causes them problems. They do ...
that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...
son and shoots her repeatedly. Mama is the important character in the story, though the Misfit certainly plays a strong secondary...
of the Old South, which is where she bases her identity. She sees the antebellum era and everything about the Southern values in t...
In three pages these issues are considered within the context of characters the Misfit and the grandmother. There are three bibli...
clothed. Later, the family takes a detour onto a country road in order for the grandmother to show them a "old plantation" that sh...
unfortunate accident, and they do run into the notorious Misfit. Both the grandmother and the Misfit are concerned with the quest...
the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...
that if they go to Florida, where it has been rumored that there is an escaped murderer loose, they will all be killed. The family...
is on its way, OConnor emphasizes that the grandmother is totally lacking in any sort of sympathetic or empathetic feeling. The ...
criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...
OConnors most controversial and problematic short stories (Clark 66). There are really only two characters in this story-the grand...
In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...
In seven pages this paper examines the short story in terms of how it expresses the author's attitudes about religion. Six source...
In five pages the ways in which allegory is used by the author in this short story are discussed. Two sources are cited in the bi...
In five pages this report examines the characterization of 'The Misfit' and its significance. There are no additional sources use...
OConnor utilizes the central theme of Christianity is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers, whom she had envisioned a...
In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of the author's use of symbolic images. There are two other sources cited in...
In five pages the grandmother and the Misfit characterizations are examined with the context of good and evil and how those assump...