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‚ disrespect I think
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a connection with each other because they both have heart problems. She fantasizes about seducing what she thinks to be an innocent‚ vulnerable Christian boy. Once they are alone in the loft‚ Manley turns the tables and ends up seducing Hulga. This is exactly what Hulga wanted to do to Manley. Manley convinces her to take off her fake leg and he steals it‚ leaving her helpless and
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“Good Country People”‚ Flannery O’connor focuses on the stark contrast between each character’s self proclaimed identities versus their true nature. From a judgmental character like Mrs. Hopewell uttering “Everybody is Different” (O’connor 3)‚ to Manley Pointer pulling pornographic playing cards from his Bible‚ O’connor has packed her story from start to finish with irony‚ making the characters more memorable and the climax more shocking. But why go the lengths that O’connor‚ along with most other
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their flaws. The various facades the characters create for themselves. Flaws are taken advantage of by society‚ whether these flaws are physical or ideological. People must be comfortable with every aspect of themselves‚ because certain people‚ Manley Pointer‚ can easily exploit their weaknesses. From the beginning the Bible salesman with an ailing heart uses the svelte and persuasive words to manipulate himself inside when he tells Mrs. Hopewell‚ “Lady‚ I’ve come to speak of serious things.”
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Salt of the Earth Flannery O ’Connor ’s novels and stories are inhabited with unique and flawed characters who are the result of O’Connor ’s satiric worldly perspective. While they are sometimes humorous‚ these misfits are usually unpleasant. Critics have termed them "grotesque‚" but O ’Connor has rejected this term because it suggests that the characters are too weird to belong in the real world. Instead‚ O ’Connor insists that the South is inhabited by many such people. For every good or evil
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seduced by a supposedly simple‚ naïve‚ and innocent-looking Bible salesman by the name of Manley Pointer. As in Revelations‚ it is possible to see the twin dragons of image and language working together to persuade in this story. Specifically‚ the twin dragons as characterized using dialogue spoken by Hulga and Manley create a sense of individualism‚ maturity‚ and control of personal fate ; however‚ only Manley possesses these qualities‚ while Hulga is under the illusion that she does. Also‚ when used
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People” Many authors use irony in their story for different reasons. In the story “Good Country People‚” by Flannery O’Connor irony is shown throughout the story. Irony is shown in the characters names‚ Hugla thinking that she is going to change Manley Pointer view of life‚ and the incorrect usage of the bible in the story. The author used irony to add a twist to the story and to reinforce the theme that not everything is as it initially appears. Mrs. Hopewell’s name fits her character perfectly
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gothic. Good country people is southern gothic beginning with the characters and events that happen. Beginning with Mrs. Hopewell calling her daughter Hulga because thrives and enjoys hearing ugly things. Another example is her being a hypocrite to Manley Pointer in his face when she meets him. She smiles at him‚ but then goes on and tells Mrs. Freeman “he bored me to death but he was so sincere and genuine I couldn’t be rude to him. He was just good country people‚ you know” (6). This is disturbing
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT SOCIAL STUDIES Candidate’s Name: Brandon Pindling Candidate #: Territory: Jamaica Centre #: School: Excelsior Community College Teacher: Mrs. C. Morrissey Year: 2012/2013 Topic: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Table of Contents Page # Table of Contents 1 Acknowledgements 2 Statement of the problem 3 Method of investigation 4 Instrument used to collect data 5-8 Procedure used to collect data 9 Presentation and explanation
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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
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