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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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    The short story‚ “Good Country People”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ is a story that captivates one by usage of symbolism and theme. The story centers on the meaning of being a good person‚ in the sense of leading a Christian‚ pious life‚ worthy of salvation. O’Connor contrasts mindless chatter about “good country people” with questions about the true meaning of religious faith. There is also a class hierarchy formed that includes stereotypes about “good country people” and literal and symbolic

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    O’Connor’s " Good Country People " is a story about the relationship between main character Joy who changes her name later and her mother Mrs. Hopewell‚ also people surrounding them. The other important characters are Mrs. Freeman who is hired by Mrs. Hopewell and Manley Pointer who deceits Joy by pretending "good country people". All four character have different personality and distinct feeling about the others‚ may be some of them are misunderstanding or completely prejudice or insult‚ scorn

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    two short stories that are being discussed. “Good Country People” & “A Good Man Is Hard to Hard To Find”‚ is so twisted in a sense of false security. In which you believe there is some detail of good karma. These stories was created by a short story author named‚ Flannery O’ Connor. Author that was able to use different characters to display some faction of innocence in the world‚ as well as some evil in an underlying tone. From the Grandmother in “ A Good Man Is Hard To Find”‚ to a woman‚ who named

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    talk about wisdom Intro: Good morning class and fellow students today I am going to talk wisdom‚ and how we can use it in our daily life. But first let me ask a question to the class. What is Wisdom? What is the purpose of wisdom? Knowledge guided by insight and understanding. Reverence for God is the source of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). In order to receive wisdom we must ask God for this guidance in our time of need. For example‚ if we are being pressured by our peers‚ asking God for wisdom would be

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    Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor tells a story about a girl who lost her leg and has to live with her mother‚ and they get fooled by a con artist. The characters in the story are all female‚ with an exception of the one male‚ who is the con artist. The lives of the women in the story would be very different if they were male. Also‚ the setting of the story would be different. Writers use specific genders in their stories to tell a certain story like O’Connor did‚ and the gender he used

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    Our understanding of the “good” has expanded beyond the lone-dreamer theory to embrace other activists‚ like King’s partner in Birmingham‚ the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Yet the evil segregationist archetype is fixed in the popular mind as the villainous housewife of “The Help” or the cretinous mob of “Django Unchained” — nobody we’d ever know‚ or certainly ever be. But the disquieting reality is that the conflict was between not good and evil‚ but good and normal. The brute racism that today seems

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    should be proud of your accomplishments‚ but that should not mean you look down at others because you think you are smarter or more successful. In the story “Good Country People”‚ Hulga has a P.H.D. and because of that she tends to look down on others for not being as smart as her. “Joy had made it plain that if it had not been for this condition‚ she would be far away from these red hills and good country people.

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    War brings out the best in people War does not bring negative effects all the time. It does bring out the best in people. This is because during war people start caring more about everyone. The war unites people and makes them more courageous. During war time‚ people start caring more about everyone’s humanity. When people see‚ for example‚ a family in distress due to war‚ then people would become more hospitable

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    Through Good Times and Through Bad Freedom- noun The power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. On July 4‚ 1776‚ John Hancock touched the tip of a feathered pen to a historic piece of parchment‚ followed by 55 other men in our country’s history. Right then they were signing the document that could help their new country thrive or could be it’s demise. However‚ they were signing the document that could very well be their death wish. They were signing the Declaration

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