Springer Etymology 6th Period April 30‚ 2015 The Origin of Names Names are something that everyone has in common. Everyone has a surname‚ but they all come from different times and places in history. Many families have had countless surnames in the past; however‚ only one stuck through the generations. A few people have a basic understanding of what their family names mean‚ but few know exactly when it originated. Paul Blake says‚ “’What is in a name? Very much if the wit of man could find it out.’ Whoever
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In Flannery O’Connor’s short essay‚ Total Effect and the Eighth Grade‚ she proposes that “…fiction‚ if it is going to be taught in high schools‚ should be taught as a subject and a subject with history.” (p. 137) In other words‚ fiction should be taught as a true subject rather than just a genre of writing. O’Connor supports the idea by explaining that “There is much to be enjoyed in the great British novels of the nineteenth century” (p. 138)‚ and there is no valid that teachers could not teach
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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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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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English 102-18 Literary Analysis 22 October‚ 2014 A Mother’s Love Flannery O’Connor was an author born in the south in 1925. She was an author who “wrote from her experiences as a Roman Catholic raised in the Protestant South” (Flannery O’Connor). She is the author of the story “Good Country People”‚ published in 1955. O’Connor tells the story of a young girl named Hulga “Joy” Hopewell who is a well-educated girl‚ with a degree in philosophy‚ but is a very shy person and keeps to herself. Hulga is
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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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Flannery O’Connor One of the most compelling and provocative authors of the 20th century‚ Flannery O’ Connor is known for her violent‚ yet symbolic short stories. Unfortunately‚ we only got to see a small selection of writings from her‚ as she died in 1964 at the young age of 39 from lupus erythematosus. Although she was largely unknown during her short life‚ she has been posthumously recognized as one of the greatest writers of her time. Terry Teachout‚ chief culture critic and drama critic
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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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Erika Fuller “Good Country People” Flannery O’Connor’s dismissal of the outside world allows you to understand more of the symbolic quality of all of the active characters. Even the names she chooses for each character help her to establish their significance in the story. O’Connor uses symbolism‚ good versus evil and the psychological and physiological problems of the characters to create irony in “Good Country People”. O’Connor also uses Biblical parallels for inspiration to depict events in
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