Flannery O’Conner has written two great short stories that introduces to the reader very unique and yet similar characters. We have “Good Country People” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ both containing people who have trouble being true to themselves and lying to others. Who says that a good plotline is the most important element for a great piece of literature when you have manipulative and hypocritical characters to cause drama and suspense? The grandmother from “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
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Hulga in “Good Country People” “She looked at young men as if she could smell their stupidity” (638). This exemplifies the attitude of Hulga‚ the protagonist in “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor. Hulga is a woman who has been dealt a tough hand in life‚ and lives with disabilities but still maintains a wrongly arrogant front. Hulga has chosen to believe in nothing‚ thinking that there is no purpose to life. Through her arrogant actions‚ ignorance and belief in nothing‚ Hulga is brought
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Allie Medina 2/20/13 “Good” People‚ Good Stories Many characters in short stories or novels can relate in one way or another whether it be the place or time period they are set in‚ their personalities‚ or their involvement with other characters. The storylines in “Good Country People” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are very similar‚ but the characters are somewhat different in how they act when put in a stressful situation. Flannery O’Connor uses her knowledge of religion in her stories
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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 not everything is as it initially appears. Mrs. Hopewell’s name fits her character perfectly. Mrs
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them for a more captivating event . By creating an obscure character‚ people attend achieving Gothic greatness. The event is the climax of the story with many unexpected tragic stories. For example‚ in Good Country People Hulga yells at at Manly Pointer‚ “‘Give me my leg!’ she screamed and tried to lunge for it‚ but he pushed her down easily”(12). Hulga
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extremely out of touch with how the world truly is. This is symbolized through her belief that the “hope” in the world lies in those she feels are the “good country people‚” yet those particular people are actually quite the opposite. As she states to Manly Pointer‚ she believes that “good country people are the salt of the earth.” What she intends this statement to mean is that it’s the good‚ honest folks that make world a better place. However‚ based on the characters of this story‚ it’s this type of people
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Symbols in the story “Good Country People” Written by: Flannery O’Connor Do you believe that people can be too smart for their own good? In Good Country People‚ Flannery O’Connor gives readers a glimpse through a vulnerable state of a person’s tough exterior. As a young woman Flannery O’Connor was surrounded by racist southern folks. In Good Country People‚ written in 1955 by Flannery O’Connor‚ occurs in a small town in southern Georgia during a stimulating time in America. In Good Country People
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names. Then the theme of good versus evil‚ demonstrated by the belief that country people are “good”‚ also creates irony. The story is about a farm owner‚ Mrs. Hopewell‚ her only daughter Joy/Hulga‚ and a Bible salesman named Manley Pointer. Joy/Hulga lost her leg at the age of ten due to a hunting accident and although she gets a very high education‚ she lives a miserable life at home with no one to talk to besides her mother and some hired help. She lives with people who
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The role of character names in “Good Country People” In the short story” Good Country People” by Flannery O’Conner ‚country people were thought of as hardworking ‚honest‚ often referred to as “salt of the earth “but in reality even the best of good people have their flaws just like anyone else. In the story there are six different characters‚ and with each character’s name there is a lot revealed of their personalities. In the opening of the story there is Mrs. Freeman who worked for Mrs. Hopewell
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Nihilistic Fools Many people idiotically believe they know everything about life; they make up their sets of beliefs and think they are above everyone. Nevertheless‚ the short story “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor demonstrates how even the most literate nihilistic person can be tricked by the simplest uneducated one. Joy/Hulga discovered that her believe in nothing‚ was in reality nothing that had rock-solid foundations. People such as Joy/Helga are allowed to go up to a pedestal by
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