O'Connor's Good Country People
Damian Carpenter "Woman, Do You Ever Look Inside?" There are many themes within Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People". Religion is definitely one of the more prominent themes that the story holds. Like most of O'Connor's works, it plays a big part in the actions or characteristics of the main characters. This is all on the surface however. The more important and less accentuated theme is the various facades the characters create for themselves. These facades prevent them from facing their true "grotesque" selves. These facades also hide their weaknesses that they have no wish to face ort just can't understand. People must be comfortable with every aspect of themselves, because certain people, who in this story are represented by Manley Pointer's character, can easily exploit their weaknesses. He's "good country people" and "the salt of the earth" as Mrs. Hopewell refers to Manley Pointer who really is a demon that they must
he attacks her weakness right at the heart of it. Not more than two minutes "Woman, do you ever look inside?" she should've taken her own advice. it into something useful". She believes that she is manipulating Manley, but it is realization of her weakness. Joy-Hulga, who had grown cynical and cold as she regions of the world and different time throughout history shows another believes that they are good country people not a bad seed among them, that perfect", is seen in the very beginning of the story. Her saying was just that, a and refers to Manly as simple as he passes through a field by Mrs. Hopewell
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Approximate Word count = 3341
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)
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