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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