Thesis In the brilliant writing of the story “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Conner‚ it shows how people tend to use clichés in ways that make it easy for them to avoid thinking or seeing clearly. O’Conner develops naïve and close-minded as the main theme that connects with the characters Hulga‚ Mrs. Hopewell‚ and Mrs. Freeman because all three characters seem intelligent ‚ but yet again can’t use their common sense in different levels. I. Hulga A. She never really grew up‚ she acts like a
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Good Country People is currently in third person perspective; the story would be a very different in tone and characteristics if written in Hulga’s perspective. At first reading Good Country People it is from the narrator’s point of view allowing you to understand everything that is going on with out the characters forcing a bias feeling or thought towards someone else. This objective type of writing allows the reader to think more about what they feel and interpret the information their way but
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O’Connor). She is the author of the story “Good Country People”‚ published in 1955. O’Connor tells the story of a young girl named Hulga “Joy” Hopewell who is a well-educated girl‚ with a degree in philosophy‚ but is a very shy person and keeps to herself. Hulga is also a very misunderstood girl‚ mainly by her mother who in no way relates to Hulga. Hulga’s mother‚ Mrs. Hopewell‚ is a very self-centered person who seems to surround herself with and pity the people that she believes she is better than.
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In Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People”‚ Hulga receives her PhD in philosophy‚ which is the highest degree‚ she could have earned in that field of study. Although Hulga has reached her prime in the systematic education system‚ O’Connor states her mother still disapproved of her degree (176). However‚ pursuing higher levels of education can positively impact the person receiving the education as well as their family. When my elder brother Terrance decided to pursue higher level education our
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Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a short story about the connection between one’s soul and life. The story centers around Hulga (Joy) Hopewell and the life-changing experience she has with a traveling Bible salesman (Meyer 265). As a whole‚ “Good Country People” shows how a person’s point of view can affect the experiences they have. At the beginning of the story‚ Mrs. Hopewell (Hulga’s mother) has a positive experience with the Bible salesman. As a southern woman who believes in “Chrustian
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Samuel Marioni 2-3-12 Fiction Paper Rough draft English 102 Irony in “Good Country People” Many authors use irony in their story for different reasons. In the story “Good Country People‚” by Flannery O’Connor irony is shown throughout the story. Irony is shown in the characters names‚ Hugla thinking that she is going to change Manley Pointer view of life‚ and the incorrect usage of the bible in the story. The author used irony to add a twist to the story and to reinforce the theme that
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Southern gothic is believed to be “disturbed people doing disturbing things.” In Good Country People‚ readers may think and analyze that the events that occur are a good form of southern gothic. Good country people is southern gothic beginning with the characters and events that happen. Beginning with Mrs. Hopewell calling her daughter Hulga because thrives and enjoys hearing ugly things. Another example is her being a hypocrite to Manley Pointer in his face when she meets him. She smiles at him
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O’Connor’s most successful stories‚ “Good Country People” was published in 1955. “Good Country People” addresses the of good versus evil‚ the foolishness of intellectual pretensions‚ and most importantly the theme of reality versus illusion. An important character Mrs. Hopewell’s daughter Hulga‚ born as Joy has a Ph. D but seems to have no common sense. She allows her self to be tricked by a “Bible salesman” and gets her self in to a binding situation. Good Country people deals with illusion vs. reality
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in the South. Most of her stories are written in the times in which she was alive‚ so mostly the 40’s in Southern America. Her short stories give the grim and cruel aspects of Southern people that not many people think about the South. O’Connor to express her utter disgust of Southern façade’s in “Good Country People” uses symbols‚ themes‚ and use of diction in her title to dismiss typical southern stereotypes. Hulga‚ the daughter of Mrs. Hopewell‚ is everything opposite of a Southern Belle. Although
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In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” the protagonist‚ Joy‚ had mutual characteristics with each of the characters. Her and Mrs. Hopewell were both naïve to Manely Pointer’s true personality. Joy and Mrs. Freeman were both very serious people. Last her and Manely Pointer are both illusive‚ but for different reasons. Each charcter’s life was told in the third person point of view‚ which leads to the mystery behind the story. Joy‚ or Hulga’s‚ point of view is third person limited
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