Thursday, April 15, 2010

Good country people

Good country people to me was a good story to read because its easy for the reader to become intrigued quickly by what he/she is reading. Joy/Hulga is the central character of the story who changes her name to make herself seem as a unfortunate lady who loss a leg in an accident. And though she has a handicap she is well capable of doing better than she does. This indeed is one of Flannery O'Connor best works of writing he puts a lot of detail into this reading that one can't help but be amazed with the outcome. Mainly Pointer comes along one day and tries to sell Hulga and her family bibles, enjoying the company Hulga believes she can seduce him in a barn one night and she fails. It so happens that Mr. Pointer is a scam who has pornography and a host of other explicit items that he carries with him. The end result of the story Pointer seals Hulga's leg and leaves her in the barn puzzled and helpless. I enjoyed reading this because it allows you to capture the full extent of what the story is portraying. The most shocking event was the manner of man pointer was and the total of his dealings that was for certain immoral.

1 comment:

  1. Griffin makes a good point about being intrigued quickly when reading the story. Hulga seems very innocent with her having a heart condition, having glasses, and missing a leg. The reader should feel sorry for her. Then we see that she is stuck up and very mean to the people around her. This gets the reader’s attention right away. The way Flanner O’Connor transforms Hulga forces the reader to have different emotions towards her. Then Flanner ends the story with something that the reader never would have saw coming. Mainly Pointer ends up stealing her prosthetic leg, what a great ending.

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