1. Flannery O' Conner
The characters, the titles, the diction, for example, all relate to each other in both of the two stories. ... Both of these characters act as the bad guys in the stories and express their unreligious selves. ... The titles are the easiest form of irony that is noticed. ... They seem naive too, or act least act like it. ... There was much talk about "nice people," "a good man," "real honest people" and yet the characters, such as Bailey and his family, and Joy/Hulga and her family, did not encounter these sorts of people, thus making the titles have more of an ironic meaning to them. ...
- Word Count: 685
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School