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March 27, 2006
O'Conner, A Circle Of Fire
O'Connor, ''A Circle in the Fire'' -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
"It doesn't all come at once,"Mrs.Cope said sharply." "I take it as it comes(131). Mrs.Cope seems to be a know it all and thinks that her good fortune is going to continue and that she is not really ready for any diasters in her life. Her only fear is fire and then she states to the boys "Ashfield! Please pick that up" "I'm afraid of fires" (136). Oh please why would anyone tell a teenager what they are afraid of. O'Connor does set us up for the ending because in the end Mrs. Cope does lose everthing. The "Circle of fire" was a way of showing her that tradegy does strike and can strike anyone at anytime and no matter how well off you are it could happen.
Posted by LisaRandolph at March 27, 2006 9:53 AM
Comments
Your are so right everything could be going for you in life and it only takes on second for it all to disapper or be taken from you, espescially the things that took a lifetime to get. She was a very pround women I there was more people that cared about what was around them.
Posted by: Melissa Lupari at March 27, 2006 12:46 PM