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    Atmosphere: Thought the story‚ O’Conner presents us with several reoccurring themes of irony‚ realism‚ and revelation. She creates the atmosphere by beginning how the family interacted with each other and how they got along or how they didn’t. Baily and his wife tend to “ignore” the grandmother‚ because they feel like she always has something on her mind thus they had no reason to try and reason with her‚ while the children like to argue with grandmother‚ resulting further igniting her flame. O’Connor

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    One major problem for Bible readers is the interpretation of various symbols used in Revelation. Biblical scholars have been classified into two major groups according to their differences in method of interpretation (Koestenberger‚ 549). 1. Literal > symbolic This group interprets symbols literally as much as possible. They do not interpret them symbolically unless it does not make any sense. For example‚ sword from the mouth of Jesus will not be interpreted literally. Dealing closely with the

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    Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation” is a short story centered around racism and pride with several recurring images. The most important image pattern‚ however‚ is eyes. Even the title shows a relation to eyes‚ since a revelation is considered a ‘vision’. Mrs. Turpin’s eyes are the source of her arrogance and prejudice. Many other characters‚ including Mary Grace are defined by their eyes. Eyes are the window to the soul‚ and are how the reader comes to understand the characters better. When Mrs.

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    authors use central literary symbols to strengthen the story and the meaning behind it. Along with similarities in tone and theme these authors differ greatly when it comes to the style of their writings. Despite all the differences it is the central literary symbol of the black veil and the wooden leg that tie these stories together much like the kinship felt between them authors. Hawthorn’s "The Ministers black Veil" revolved entirely around the central literary symbol (the black veil over the minister’s

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    Iris Chicas Flannery OConnor Essay 19 April 2013 Gray is more Black than White An analysis of evil and the anti-Christ figure of Mr. Paradise in “The River” In Flannery O’Connor’s story “The River”‚ the color gray is associated with the idea of evil. This evil is represented in the character of Mr. Paradise‚ who appears as the anti-Christ figure at the end when the protagonist reaches his epiphany and ironically drowns himself in the “River of Life”. OConnor associates much of her descriptions

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    scheduled to be unwound. Their stories are separate until they meet each other. Connor is the main protagonist who is sent to be unwound by his parents for his violent

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    Frank O’ Connor’s short story‚ "Guest of the Nation"‚ exemplifies an effective plot as all good writing does through the utilization of rising and falling action. With the implementation of the major components integrated to form the plot‚ O’Connor is able to construct an alurring and exciting series of situations for his readers to enjoy. In essense‚"Guest of the Nation" stays true to the conventions of a cogent plot as we as readers are able to experience every second of this unfolding story.

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    characterization‚ juvenalian satire‚ and religious motifs to attack religious hypocrisy and apathy in contemporary society in order to wake up the sleeping children of God. Indirect characterization is prevalent throughout O’Connor’s prose. For example‚ in “Revelation”‚ O’Connor writes “Sometimes Mrs. Turpin occupied herself at night naming the classes of people” (Michael). Indirectly this shows that Mrs. Turpin is very judgmental of others and often looks down on them‚ like when she refers colored people as

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    The First Woman of the US Supreme Court. The first woman of the US Supreme Court was Sandra Day O’Connor. She was an incredible woman who fought for the rights that women have today. “On July 7th President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first women of the US Supreme Court” (www.biography.com). She was considered to be a modern conservative‚ she also served for 24 years (www.biography.com). At a very young age she showed high levels of intelligence. “She retired in 2006” (www

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