situations. Her themes are of a religious nature, with characters who experience horrible,

soul wrenching moments that lead them to an epiphany. For O'Connor the merging of

good and evil does not necessarily mean that good prevails; happy endings aren't an

ingredient of her tales. O'Connor was raised as a Southern Catholic and was devoted to

her faith. She recognized the paradox of the Southern personality and culture regarding

etiquette and religion. She was quoted as saying the South "may not be Christ - centered

but was most certainly Christ haunted." We see that the grandmother and the Misfit are

haunted by Christ in "A Good Man...." Neither are Christ - centered and yet the

grandmother is portrayed as the more qualified of the two to accept Christ's salvation.

The question is 'is she more qualified? She would certainly say so. Her moment of

redemption comes at the hands of a character who is evil beyond belief. However, the

grandmother is quite evil herself. Her evilness has been disguised as that of an innocent

grandmother which makes the reader uncomfortable in judging her harshly. The

grandmother does indeed have her moment of rede

mercy on this sweet little old Christian lady and don't sentence her to death.

she had found grace, she had been redeemed. She finally saw the light because she saw

and proper. She is the epitome of a Southern lady. How many ladies do you know who

the audacity to embrace him in a despicable charade of leading him to salvation? Who

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)