The short story‚ “Good Country People”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ is a story that captivates one by usage of symbolism and theme. The story centers on the meaning of being a good person‚ in the sense of leading a Christian‚ pious life‚ worthy of salvation. O’Connor contrasts mindless chatter about “good country people” with questions about the true meaning of religious faith. There is also a class hierarchy formed that includes stereotypes about “good country people” and literal and symbolic
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In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” the protagonist‚ Joy‚ had mutual characteristics with each of the characters. Her and Mrs. Hopewell were both naïve to Manely Pointer’s true personality. Joy and Mrs. Freeman were both very serious people. Last her and Manely Pointer are both illusive‚ but for different reasons. Each charcter’s life was told in the third person point of view‚ which leads to the mystery behind the story. Joy‚ or Hulga’s‚ point of view is third person limited
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O’Connor’s " Good Country People " is a story about the relationship between main character Joy who changes her name later and her mother Mrs. Hopewell‚ also people surrounding them. The other important characters are Mrs. Freeman who is hired by Mrs. Hopewell and Manley Pointer who deceits Joy by pretending "good country people". All four character have different personality and distinct feeling about the others‚ may be some of them are misunderstanding or completely prejudice or insult‚ scorn
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Character Meaning in Good Country People In “Good Country People‚” Flannery O’Connor uses symbolism in the choice of names‚ almost to the point of being ironic and humorous. These names center around the personality and demeanor of the characters. Hulga‚ once known as Joy‚ simply changed her name because it was the ugliest she could come up with. Mrs. Freeman’s name is ironic because she is burdened by the land that she works‚ so she is not really free. Mrs. Hopewell’s name is also ironic‚
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O’Connor has written several stories. In at least two of her stories‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Good Country People”‚ three of the characters have several similarities. Although they don’t have the same position in the stories‚ they do have several similar personality traits. Manley Pointer‚ The Misfit‚ and the grandmother all have things in common even though they are very different people. In the story “Good County People” by Flannery O’Connor‚ Manley Pointer is seen as an uneducated‚ kind
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accomplishments‚ but that should not mean you look down at others because you think you are smarter or more successful. In the story “Good Country People”‚ Hulga has a P.H.D. and because of that she tends to look down on others for not being as smart as her. “Joy had made it plain that if it had not been for this condition‚ she would be far away from these red hills and good country people.
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Representation of Hulga’s Leg In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” she introduces Joy -Hulga. Joy-Hulga is an educated and intelligent young woman who lives within an environment she doesn’t belong. Joy-Hulga feels as if she is not one of those good country people despite her education and intelligence‚ however‚ throughout the story she experiences situations that has her reconsider her life. Due to an accident when Joy-Hulga was young she now has a artificial leg‚ however
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Good Country People is currently in third person perspective; the story would be a very different in tone and characteristics if written in Hulga’s perspective. At first reading Good Country People it is from the narrator’s point of view allowing you to understand everything that is going on with out the characters forcing a bias feeling or thought towards someone else. This objective type of writing allows the reader to think more about what they feel and interpret the information their way but
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Flannery O’Connor in Good Country People writes about a girl named Joy. She lives with her mother‚ Mrs. Hopewell in a big house with the maid‚ Mrs. Freeman and her two daughters‚ Glynese and Carramae that nicknamed Glycerin and Caramel by Joy. Although‚ Joy lost her leg when she was ten due to hunting accident and wears prosthetic leg‚ she managed to finish her school and earns her PhD. That proves her as a smart thirty-two years old mature woman‚ yet Mrs. Hopewell still treats her as a child. The
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A good story is about what the audience thinks is interesting or important. A great story often has both by using storytelling to make important news interesting. To me‚ a story has three parts and these parts are Irony‚ Characters‚ and Setting. If we didn’t have irony‚ we wouldn’t have the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Irony remains today one of the most abused terms in the real world to this day. Verbal
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