No truth behind all truths is what I and this church preach! Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place... In yourself right now is all the place you've got.” O’Connor also used metaphors to create a humorous undertone in the short novel, such as when Mr. Hawks tells Hazel, “I can smell the sin on your breath.” This quote is presented during a serious altercation between the two, which is why the quote is so much more hilarious. Hazel is standing face to face with Mr. Hawks trying to persuade Mr. Hawks with the powerful message he thinks he owns. Combining humor along with the critique of religion is a daunting task without angering readers, harming the author’s reputation, or causing book sales to drop. O’Connor successfully established humor within Hazel alongside with
No truth behind all truths is what I and this church preach! Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place... In yourself right now is all the place you've got.” O’Connor also used metaphors to create a humorous undertone in the short novel, such as when Mr. Hawks tells Hazel, “I can smell the sin on your breath.” This quote is presented during a serious altercation between the two, which is why the quote is so much more hilarious. Hazel is standing face to face with Mr. Hawks trying to persuade Mr. Hawks with the powerful message he thinks he owns. Combining humor along with the critique of religion is a daunting task without angering readers, harming the author’s reputation, or causing book sales to drop. O’Connor successfully established humor within Hazel alongside with