Revelation

Author Flannery O¹Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925. She was born and raised Catholic, facts that defined her personal faith and helped shape her independent and ironic take on life. According to our textbook, "O¹Connor¹s fiction grapples with living a spiritual life in a secular world"(318). Her novels and stories all involve the theme of religion and questions about spirituality. In fact, in many of her stories, the main character …

…expecting a message from God, himself, for she believes Mary Grace might be an angel sent down to give her a divine message. At this point, Mary Grace says to Mrs. Turpin, "go back to hell where you came from, you old wart hog"(348). When Mrs. Turpin hears this, she doesn¹t know what to do. Her mind goes blank, her limbs go limp, and she¹s trying to understand what has jus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**