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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O’Connor has written several stories. In at least two of her stories‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Good Country People”‚ three of the characters have several similarities. Although they don’t have the same position in the stories‚ they do have several similar personality traits. Manley Pointer‚ The Misfit‚ and the grandmother all have things in common even though they are very different people. In the story “Good County People” by Flannery O’Connor‚ Manley Pointer is seen as an uneducated‚ kind
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Character Meaning in Good Country People In “Good Country People‚” Flannery O’Connor uses symbolism in the choice of names‚ almost to the point of being ironic and humorous. These names center around the personality and demeanor of the characters. Hulga‚ once known as Joy‚ simply changed her name because it was the ugliest she could come up with. Mrs. Freeman’s name is ironic because she is burdened by the land that she works‚ so she is not really free. Mrs. Hopewell’s name is also ironic‚
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O’Connor short story‚ “Good Country People” tells the ironic story of two families living in the country without true devotion to any faith. One family‚ the Hopewells consist of a cliché loving mother‚ and am educated self-proclaimed atheist‚ Hulga. The other family‚ the Freemans consists of two daughter and a mother that likes to linger around the Hopewell household. Hulga however is the main focus of O’Connor’s story. Hulga‚ the reader learns has changed her name from Joy‚ to Hulga simply because it
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author of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People." She is best known for her southern gothic style of writing. The characters in her stories are grotesque and twisted people who often do heinous things. She was a very religious person‚ which is a reoccurring theme within in her writing. Out of both stories‚ "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is a better story based on the way the theme is presented‚ how the characters develop throughout the story and the tone. In "A Good Man is Hard to
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Good Country People Flannery O ’Connor ’s “Good Country People‚” is written in third person while using the omniscient narrator to focus on different character ’s consciousness throughout the story. Therefore‚ the reader knows what some of the characters are thinking about; so he/she is able to see the irony involved in the story. O’Connor’s use of symbolism in the choice of name is almost of being ironic‚ and humorous; furthermore much of the irony is implied in the title of the story‚ “Good
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story ?Good Country People.? O?Connor artistically cultivates character development throughout her story as a means of creating multi-level themes that culminate in allegory. Although the themes are independent of each other‚ the characters are not; the development of one character is dependent upon the development of another. Each character?s feelings and behavior are influenced by the behavior of the others. Joy/Hulga‚ as the story?s main character‚ is the singly most significant character to the
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“Good Country People” Questions 1) My initial response to the story’s title is that the short story was going to be about a happy family that lived in the country and drama to make the story interesting. At the start‚ it seemed as if anybody that was from the country were “good” and never did anything wrong throughout their entire life. The story basically begins right after Mrs. Hopewell says‚ “the reason for her keeping them so long was that they were not trash. They were good country people”
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The absurd situations‚ ridiculous characters‚ and feelings of superiority that O’Connor creates make up her shocking and extremely effective‚ if not disturbing‚ humor. I say "disturbing" because O’Connor’s humor‚ along with humor in general‚ most often contains the tragic. Throughout her works‚ specifically "Good Country People‚" O’Connor uses her humor to humble and expose the biases of the overly intellectual and spiritually bankrupt. "Good Country People" starts with the introduction of Mrs
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In “Good Country People” Flannery O’Conner uses symbolisim to exploit the characters and their flaws. The various facades the characters create for themselves. Flaws are taken advantage of by society‚ whether these flaws are physical or ideological. People must be comfortable with every aspect of themselves‚ because certain people‚ Manley Pointer‚ can easily exploit their weaknesses. From the beginning the Bible salesman with an ailing heart uses the svelte and persuasive words to manipulate
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