Does Mrs. Hopewell's character in any way help to explain her daughter's character?
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Does Mrs. Hopewell's character in any way help to explain her daughter's...
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In the story "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor, how do we know...
In the story "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor, how do we know that Joy/Hulga is going through an identity crisis? What aspects of her behavior or attitude show us that?
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What is Manley Pointer's motive for humiliating Hulga?
What is Manley Pointer's motive for humiliating Hulga?
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In "Good Country People," how do handicaps symbolize the greater...
In "Good Country People," how do handicaps symbolize the greater handicap of the intellect, the heart, and the soul?
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What did Hulga/Joy and Manley Pointer have in common?
What did Hulga/Joy and Manley Pointer have in common?
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Is it significant that the story begins and ends with Mrs. Freeman? Why...
Is it significant that the story begins and ends with Mrs. Freeman? Why or why not?
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Bookending her story "Good Country People" with Mrs. Freeman allows...
Bookending her story "Good Country People" with Mrs. Freeman allows author Flannery O'Connor to reinforce the irony of the story, a key technique she uses to communicate her themes. At the beginning of the story, readers meet Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Hopewell's hired hand, and learn about her three expressions: neutral, forward, and reverse. Mrs. Freeman has strong opinions about nearly everything and rarely reverses them. Despite her employee's...
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As in many of Flannery O'Connor's stories, "Good Country People" has no...
As in many of Flannery O'Connor's stories, "Good Country People" has no real hero and no character is particularly admirable. Mrs. Freeman, who is the first person introduced in the story, has many flaws, among which is that she is "the nosiest woman ever to walk the earth." Her macabre interest in the accident that took Joy's leg is another quality that is less than admirable. Hulga/Joy is proud, pessimistic, rude, and perverse. Manley...
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One of the ironies of "Good Country People" is how alike Hulga and...
One of the ironies of "Good Country People" is how alike Hulga and Manley Pointer are. As Mrs. Freeman states, "Some people are more alike than others," and that applies to Mrs. Hopewell's daughter and the Bible salesman. Here are some of their similarities: 1. Both have an assumed name: Joy has changed her name to Hulga, and Manley Pointer tells Hulga at the end of the story that "Pointer" is not his real name. 2. Both dress oddly: Hulga's...
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I do not think any of the characters in "Good Country People" are...
I do not think any of the characters in "Good Country People" are heroic. Mrs. Hopewell is delusional and relies on broad stereotypes to divide people into categories. She decides Manley is "good country people" and is blind to the danger he poses to her daughter. Hulga assumes her advanced degree places her above everyone else, and she assumes she has the upper hand in any interaction with "good country people." Manley is a liar and a...
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What did Hulga/Joy and Manley Pointer have in common?
What did Hulga/Joy and Manley Pointer have in common?
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Is it significant that the story begins and ends with Mrs. Freeman? Why...
Is it significant that the story begins and ends with Mrs. Freeman? Why or why not?
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What could be a thesis statement for the short story "Good Country...
What could be a thesis statement for the short story "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor?
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Your thesis statement is your position and lets your readers know what...
Your thesis statement is your position and lets your readers know what you intend to prove in your essay. The following are some ideas of possible positions you could take on Flannery O'Connor's short story, "Good Country People." Flannery O'Connor's use of situational irony in this story highlights the motivations of the characters. Joy, who renamed herself Hulga, is Mrs. Hopewell's thirty-two-year-old daughter with a false leg and a Ph.D....
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How did Flannery O'Connor's life and beliefs influence her writings in...
How did Flannery O'Connor's life and beliefs influence her writings in "Good Country People?"
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Flannery O'Connor is an American author whose writings were heavily...
Flannery O'Connor is an American author whose writings were heavily influenced by her life and beliefs. O'Connor was a devout Catholic who expressed the tenets of her faith through many of her writings, including "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People." Flannery O'Connor's Life O'Connor was raised in Savannah, Georgia until her family relocated to Milledgeville, Georgia when she was a teenager. She grew up in a well-known Roman...
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In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," Manly Pointer claims to be...
In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," Manly Pointer claims to be a Bible salesman who is interested in Hulga. He flirts with her and the two of them go walking together the day after he comes to sell her mother a Bible. When they are up in the barn together, he convinces her to take off her prosthetic leg so he can see it. She does and he steals it from her. In doing so, he humiliates her. He does this for a couple of reasons. For one,...
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In Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the character...
In Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the character Joy/Hulga goes through an identity crisis. One of the main clues to this is her name change. Her mother named her Joy, assuming she'd be a happy, joyful child and adult. However, Joy/Hulga was quite the opposite, being sullen and taciturn as she grew up, especially after she lost her leg. By changing her name to one of the ugliest ones she could thing of--Hulga--she shows...
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In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," one of the main...
In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," one of the main characters, Hulga, suffers from a handicap. She has only one leg and uses a prosthetic leg to get around. She puts much emphasis on her false leg, clomping around the house loudly, especially when her mother is around. She uses it as an excuse for why she can't do things and emphasizes how it has negatively affected her life. This handicap, however, represents a greater handicap,...
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In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," two main characters are in...
In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," two main characters are in conflict during the first half of the story: Hulga and her mother, Mrs. Hopewell. Mrs. Hopewell and Hulga are complete opposites. Mrs. Hopewell is positive and optimistic, while Hulga is negative and cynical. The mother's expectations for her daughter are traditional, but Hulga resists these expectations at every turn. Some might argue that Hulga's overt resistance to her...
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