The literature of Flannery O'Connor can appear to be distant and unemotional, as well as unbelievably harsh and violent. ... O'Connor's evident discontentment with society at the time has frequently been attributed to her Catholic religion, her studies in social science, and the fact that the lifestyles of the elite southern whites were diminishing. ... (Baumgaertner, 24) Students may question how her writing, as bizarre and cruel as it is, would be deemed Christian literature. ... Out of all themes of Flannery O"Connor's writing, conceivably the most enthralling and un...

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My class has students ranging from 10 to 15 in number, who previously had courses on literature, General education, and some courses on humanities in keeping with the vision of liberal education, the reward of which lies in itself. ... The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop literary critical skills of contextualization, close analysis, and argumentation To further develop your research skills and to p...

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