Good Country People Good Vs Evil

When reading any work of fiction, it is highly important to consider what the themes of that particular story might be. The theme expresses the main purpose of the fictional work to the audience and essentially has some type of meaning. Gabriel García Márquez and Flannery O’Conner both demonstrate in their works, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and “Good Country People” the importance of theme. Marquez and O’Conner’s themes prove good versus evil when making judgement based on appearances. In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” the old man who comes to the small town looks unordinary to the people living here. “After the discovery of the stranger, six interpretations of his significance arise within the story,” (Slomski 1). The characters in this story all had a different view point on who the old man was, what he wanted, and whether or not he was good are bad, basing it off their interpretation of his appearance. The first interpretation was made based of his voice, Pelayo decided he must have been a lonely castaway because he sounded like a sailor. The neighbor bases her interpretation on the fact that he has wings so he must be an angel that was sent. The next couple explanations are that the man may be the mayor of the world, a general, or a man that will take charge of the universe.
“She prides herself on her solid common sense and ability to read people, yet she lacks both of these assets. To Mrs. Hopewell, the bible salesman was "good country people" and much more reputable than the "trash" who had previously lived on her farm,” (Constantakis 1). Manley Porter comes to the door and because he is just a boy selling bibles to make some money for himself, Mrs Hopewell sees him as just “good country people”. She only bases this because of how he approaches her and immediately decides to just invite him to