Good Country People; An Insightful Glimpse

Throughout many of the literary works of Flannery O'Connor, one can catch the reflections of her own life spread throughout the stories and characters she creates. The themes she deals with are often ones that she struggled with in her own day to day life. O'Connor's piece, Good Country People, is no exception. One of the main characters, Joy, or Hulga as she preferred to be called, is a logical positivist only taking into account …

…Hulga's face with a single grotesque encounter with a unscrupulous young Bible salesman who dupes her into finding out that under her ruff exterior a little bit of Joy was capable of seeping through. By examining the different literary devices and literary perspectives used, such as her reverse feministic approach and imbedded contradictions through mirroring characters, one can begin to understand the complex theme of Flannery O'Connor was trying to get across to her audience.