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March 31, 2006
O'Conner "Good Country People"
O'Connor, '''Good Country People'' -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
"Mrs. Hope thought of her as a child though she was thirty-two years old and highly educated."
A child at the age of thirty-two. Pregnant and married at the age of fifteen. "Mrs. Freeman's daughters Glynese and Carrame" Carramae married and pregnant at the age of fifteen. They are considered as good country people. They may be good country people but I'm not sure about anything else. Even though Mrs.Hope's daughter is handicapped she is not a child at the age of 32. The bible salesman a real joke. Not sure that lying and selling bibles is a good ethnic goal. Personally, I found this very disturbing not only did he lie, he also took Hlulga's freedom from her and left her their where she was. Grant it, it was her stupidity someone having a PH.D and acting that stupid goes to say that even with more knowlege dumb mistakes can be made. It doesn't take an education to act that stupid. Love is blind however, why would she climb up on the top loft if she had trouble getting around. Seriously ironic and stupid. The "Bible Salesman" had no right to deceive people they way in which he did either. Again the story ends with questions.
Posted by LisaRandolph at March 31, 2006 2:17 PM
Comments
Agree with you i do not believe that selling bibles and lying go well together. It does not take a genious to make easy things common sense. He was another one of those man to get what he wanted and be on his way.
Posted by: Melissa Lupari at April 1, 2006 4:31 PM
I'm intrigued by "Manly Pointer"s fascination with body parts - Hulga's artificial leg and some other woman's glass eye. In the risk of sounding vulgar, I can think of a synonym for "Manly Pointer" to describe him that refers to another body part. Anyway, what else is in that suitcase of his?
Posted by: Brenda Christeleit at April 3, 2006 12:55 PM
I find that the charaters in her writing tell all. The physical disabilities not only reflect the image of her exterior apperance; but also the crippling inner self that she must live with.
The description of how she deals with people shows her bitterness, anger, and frustration. To have that kind of intellegence, then to be decieved in such a manner can be a humbling experience.
To her own demise, the very things she could not stand about people would be the issues she confronts within herself.
Posted by: Julie Lawrence at January 5, 2008 11:35 AM