Irony in “Good Country People” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization‚ and the themes of good versus evil and the psychological and physical problems of the characters‚ to create irony in the story. The characterization of both Mrs. Hopewell and Joy/Hulga creates irony‚ which begins with their 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
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In the Good Country People” by Flannery O’Conner‚ we met Mrs. Hopewell’s daughter‚ Joy. She was a very educated woman with a Ph.D. in philosophy. She later changed her to Hulga. For‚ she did not have much joy with her prosthetic leg‚ and she felt that naming her as Hulga would fit her personality. Because of high education‚ she felt superior than everyone in town. If it was not for her fake leg‚ she would be far from the “good country people” (1343). Later in story‚ Hulga met Manley Pointer who
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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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In James Joyce’s “Araby” and Flannery O’Conner’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” both authors direct the reader’s attention to a key moment of insight or discovery by building the readers expectations throughout the story and then surprising the reader with an ending where the main character contradicts the readers built expectations‚ thus highlighting the epiphany. Joyce directs the reader through the uses of setting and narration while O’Conner heavily uses dialogue. In Araby‚ the opening scene
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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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1953‚ Flannery O Conner wrote “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The topic of this short story is good versus evil. A person’s perception of what is good and bad will differ from person to person. O’ Conner makes this apparent by showing the perceptions of good from the grandmother’s point of view‚ as well as‚ the misfit’s point of view. A “good” person is a concept that can and will be determined differently to each person. Allegory and symbolism are used to establish the true meaning of a “good” person
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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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Dr. Brown 10/16/13 Essay #2 English 102 Flannery O’Connor and the Fighting of Inner Evils in 2 Stories Whether we believe in God or not‚ our image of God is of a supernatural being that is all-knowing‚ has a certain amount of control over the way life works‚ and is perfect. The characteristics that accompany the word “evil” contradict the perfection that goes along with our image of God. As stated in many different religious texts‚ we all have internal evils or struggles and must face them or
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“A Good Man is hard to find‚” is a short story written by Flannery O’ Connor‚ and it is one of the most interesting stories that I’ve ever come across in my life. After reading the story‚ I think The Misfit is “playing cool” with the grandmother. I could see that he obviously does not like children. During the interaction with the grandmother‚ he seems playing along with her‚ and he even consoles her that her son just says something that he really does not mean. Next‚ The Misfit gradually expresses
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were‚ Marge Piercy‚ “The Secretary Chant” and “Barbie Doll”‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The yellow Wallpaper”‚ and Flannery O’Connor “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”. These writings shared the common idea of feminism and how male dominated society treated women‚ forced them to be just “Women” with boundaries. Marge Piercy wrote about women being forced to live under others rules‚ play
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