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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Flannery 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
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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 introduced
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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 short story “Good Country People‚” Flannery O’Connor utilizes the characters Joy Hopewell and Manley Pointer to expose how believing in nothing makes a person isolated and spiritually empty. Joy Hopewell is a well-educated‚ thirty-two year old atheist with an artificial leg. Joy’s lack of belief causes her to lose all the human civility and decency she has. She even changes her name to Hulga. Flannery O’Connor’s use of the mythological Trickster persona to seek‚ attract‚ and repulse the protagonist
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Response Reading For “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor One thing that I’ve learned for sure is that most of the famous writers (so far‚ that is) have died at an early age. I see in her bio that O’Connor was one of them. Ok here we go; I see that I am in for a bizarre climax. [1] Well now‚ Mrs. Freeman‚ she sounds like a stubborn person to me‚ one who hates to admit when she’s wrong. She sounds just like my mother-in-law. I wonder what was considered “important business?”[6]
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Gabriel García Márquez and Flannery O’Conner both demonstrate in their works‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and “Good Country People” the importance of theme. Marquez and O’Conner’s themes prove good versus evil when making judgement based on appearances. In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” the old man who comes to the small town looks unordinary to the people living here. “After the discovery of the stranger‚ six interpretations of his significance arise within the story‚” (Slomski
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Good Country People This story starts with the portrayal of Mrs. Freeman‚ particularly about her communications with Mrs. Hopewell. She worked for Mrs. Hopewell for the past four years‚ and the two women frequently talks over breakfast in the Hopewell’s kitchen. Mrs. Hopewell take into consideration that Mrs. Freeman is very nosy‚ she always knew it‚ but she employed her and takes pride into dealing with this mischievous behavior by maintaining the daily gossip for Mrs. Freeman’s to be aware of
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authorial note by O’Connor on the short story “Good Country People”‚ she describes the dual nature of man. I will be analyzing the deeper meaning of this theory based upon Manly Pointer. Looking through a physiological lens‚ to explain why his earlier actions have led to his later affliction. Now of course the “leg” symbolizes the life and the soul of Hulga and we know that she is physically “Crippled.” (O’Connor 1195) I will be analyzing why Manly Pointer will use Hulga for his ulterior motives through
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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‚ religious person
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