1. Flannery O'Conner and the Importance of Character
She makes her son and daughter in law aware of the fact that "the children have been to Florida and warns them of the Misfit, a serial killer, who is also heading to Florida. ... The grandchildren are like grandmother's conscience; the angel and the devil on her shoulder. ... The description she gives of the trees suggests that evil can have a mystical or angelic appearance. ... (O'Connor 425) June Star refuses to take the killer's hand and calls him a pig just before she is slaughtered. ... During this scene there is also the mention of the number 3; there were 3 killers, the...
- Word Count: 1088
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School