Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor's writing style is characterized by Southern Gothic elements, dark humor, and grotesque characters. Influenced by her Catholic faith, she often explores themes of morality,...

One thing that "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People" have in common is the theme of innocence versus corruption. Both share this notion of "good country people," a kind of myth...

Flannery O'Connor uses violence as a catalyst for self-revelation in her characters and to engage readers. By depicting extreme situations, she forces her characters to confront their true selves and...

Both the Misfit from "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Manley Pointer from "Good Country People" are deceptive and morally corrupt characters in Flannery O'Connor's works. The Misfit is a hardened...

Both of these stories by Flannery O'Connor are social critiques set in a changing American South, and both feature an elderly female protagonist who is in some way struggling with social change. In...

Both "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor explore themes of grace, redemption, and the confrontation of self-righteousness. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the...

Although Julian's mother is racist—believing that African Americans ought to succeed, but only on "their side of the fence"—she is not vicious. She is condescending and wrong, certainly, but she...

In her analyses of O'Connor earlier short stories' use of spatiality, Louise Westling observes there is a "strong sense of place despite the absence of a geopolitical region", and characters are...

Both Joy-Hulga from "Good Country People" and Mary Grace from "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor are characterized by their discontent and intellectual arrogance. Joy-Hulga's nihilism and prosthetic...

O’Connor does not like sanctimonious Christians and her characters who view themselves as good Christians are often revealed to be fake.

Flannery O'Connor's works often reflect her religious viewpoint and southern identity. Her stories frequently explore themes of morality, redemption, and the human condition through a Catholic lens....