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Violent acts are usually opportunities for grace in O'Connor's works, so...

Violent acts are usually opportunities for grace in O'Connor's works, so it seems that Hulga who if left with nothing to reject but her nihilism may, indeed, recover her lost faith.  What else can she...

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Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" is probably her most widely...

Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" is probably her most widely read work and plenty of fine articles have been written on this short story. You'll find that eNotes has several bibliographical...

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i need to show and explain an example of how flannery mixed horror with...

i need to show and explain an example of how flannery mixed horror with humour in good country people

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In Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," what ironies...

In Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," what ironies does Joy/Hulga not realize about herself?

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Why did Flannery O'Connor choose an onion as the closing image in the...

Why did Flannery O'Connor choose an onion as the closing image in the story "Good Country People"?

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Flannery O’Connor was a formalist by training and inclination, which...

Flannery O’Connor was a formalist by training and inclination, which means that she cared about every single detail of her works, even details as small as a single word.  Few words O’Connor uses are...

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Joy “Hulga” Hopewell is one of the most ironic characters ever...

Joy “Hulga” Hopewell is one of the most ironic characters ever created by Flannery O’Connor, an author who loved irony of almost every kind. One of the most ironic aspects of Hulga (one of the main...

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What are some examples of dichotomies in Flannery O'Connor's short story...

What are some examples of dichotomies in Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People"?

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Flannery O’Connor’s story titled “Good Country People” is full...

Flannery O’Connor’s story titled “Good Country People” is full of dichotomies or oppositions. Among such opposites (or apparent opposites) are the following: Mrs. Freeman is lower-class and cynical;...

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What is the auther trying to say?  Is she being ironic?

What is the auther trying to say?  Is she being ironic?

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The main thrust of O'Connor's "Good Country People" deals with the...

The main thrust of O'Connor's "Good Country People" deals with the feeling of intellectual superiority. Joy/Hulga feels she is the only one who truly understands the human condition. Her vast education...

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What is Flannery O'Connor's theological view in "Good Country People"...

What is Flannery O'Connor's theological view in "Good Country People" and how is it shown?

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O'Connor frequently addresses hypocrisy in religion. How does she do so...

O'Connor frequently addresses hypocrisy in religion. How does she do so in "Good Country People?"

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Set in what Flannery O'Connor called the "Christ-haunted South" her...

Set in what Flannery O'Connor called the "Christ-haunted South" her stories find religion as part of several dimensions of the narrative. In "Good Country People" the characters resonate with religious...

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Why is violence so central in so many of Flannery O'Conner's work?...

Why is violence so central in so many of Flannery O'Conner's work? Espeically relating to a "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Revelation". 

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It makes them special.  Even though she thought herself to be ugly...

It makes them special.  Even though she thought herself to be ugly therefore changing her name to the ugliest one that came to mind, she still believed Manley Pointer who used this to get her to come...

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In Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," what ironies...

In Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," what ironies does Joy/Hulga not realize about herself?

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Why did Flannery O'Connor choose an onion as the closing image in the...

Why did Flannery O'Connor choose an onion as the closing image in the story "Good Country People"?

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What are some examples of dichotomies in Flannery O'Connor's short story...

What are some examples of dichotomies in Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People"?

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What is the author trying to say?  Is she being ironic?

What is the author trying to say?  Is she being ironic?

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