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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...

demonstrates her own fall from grace. It is because of her distraction with evil -- the Misfit, whom she deems is a quality and u...

This paper consisting of five pages examines the symbolism of trees in terms of the family's fate in this famous Flannery O'Connor...

In four pages the Old and New South are contrasted within the context of this short story by Flannery O'Connor. One source is cit...

of the Old South, which is where she bases her identity. She sees the antebellum era and everything about the Southern values in t...

clothed. Later, the family takes a detour onto a country road in order for the grandmother to show them a "old plantation" that sh...

In three pages these issues are considered within the context of characters the Misfit and the grandmother. There are three bibli...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

some do not stop to consider the consequences of their actions. Brown is especially aware of this fact as he becomes "a stern, a ...

4 pages in length. Evil - a self-perpetuating entity of myriad literary tales - presents itself as a force that challenges the ve...

In five pages this report examines the characterization of 'The Misfit' and its significance. There are no additional sources use...

footsteps. This is demonstrated through the parallels between Huck and his father. In the part of the novel where Huck is abducted...

in men. Her daughter had died in childhood and with her one son she had no articulate relations. On the night when she died she wa...

"the trees were full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled"(OConnor). This would seem to symbolize the wildern...

this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...

This well researched report examines this topic in a variety of ways. Various sources are used such as Desiree's Baby, A Good Man ...

by the lack of ethical integrity, which seemed to be a byproduct of industrial society. The wheels of progress, in Lawrences view...

of the most blatant uses of foreshadowing is when Candy has to shoot his dog because it bit the Boss. Candy says that a man should...

is true of the character Joy/Hulga in "Good Country People." Joy/Hulga has a heart condition, which prevents her from living the...

of judgments find themselves in usually violent altercations that force judgment to be passed on them. She admitted, "In my own s...

or around the bend. In Two Cities, Dickens uses a great deal of foreshadowing, and it starts with the very first line. "It was th...

the control and experimental groups and what exactly was accomplished. A student will want to point out that an attempt to explain...

characters who came after them. Star Trek is also known for its progressive point of view. Roddenberry often presented a sort of ...