"She stood looking down at him as if he had become a marvel to her. 'I'll have to see you meet him today' she said. He's no ordinary preacher, he's a healer." (O Connor 26).
First of all, I really like that religion has become the major focus of this play. It is evident that the South in this time period has a primary focus on God and nothing else, and the standards of men are much higher compared to the men in The Great Gatsby. I'm personally glad we are finally doing a story that focuses on religion, because we haven't done anything like this since The Scarlet Letter. There are more references to Jesus, as if the men need to follow His standard. Flannery O' Connor is actually a very comical author. It is hard to catch the sarcasm behind how bad her characters really are, but that element of characterization really makes her a brilliant writer. She really knows what she's doing, and the dialogue is really sarcastic and comical.
Posted by The Gentle Giant at March 14, 2006 12:27 AMWe did spend some time on doing a religious reading of Huckleberry Finn. The dominant morality in that book was secular, though, since it was the political issue of slavery that was the core issue.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at March 14, 2006 12:08 PMIn truth, I've found that all of the O'Connor stories I've read thus far can be read from a religious perspective.
Posted by: ChrisU at March 16, 2006 01:02 AM