The Transformation of Ruby Turpin.
In Flannery O"Connor's story, "Revelation", the main character, Ruby Turpin, starts out as a callously judgmental woman. Ruby is described by Ronald E. Pepin as having "blatant racism", "smug complacency", "haughty bearing", and "cruel condescension" (2). By the end of the story Ruby is transformed into a righteous woman saved by God. It is the grace of God, through his revelation to Ruby, which transforms Ruby Turpin.
In His revelation to Ruby, God shows her that she can only get to Heaven through His grace. It is apparent in this story that Ruby feels she is going to Heaven. However, when she is singled out by the "ugly" girl as a "wart hog from hell" Ruby gets extremely confused about her place in Heaven. In an attempt to reassure herself and God of how good of a person she is, Ruby asks God "Why me.It's no trash around here, black or white, that I havn't given to. And break my back to the bone every day working. And do for the church" (352). These few statements reveal that Mrs. Turpin feels she will go to Heaven through her deeds, as opposed to going through the grace of God. As a result of the girl's message, Ruby confronts God. In this confrontation, God reveals to Ruby that only through His grace can she get into Heaven. Will and Mimosa Stephenson observe " she [Ruby] realizes that her orderliness, respectability, and generosity are not in themselves good enough, that she is in need of God's grace, and that the glory belongs to God" (58). Had it not been for God's "divine influence", Ruby would have lived the rest of her life falsely believing that she would join God in Heaven.
Another transformation seen in Ruby, caused by God's revelation, happens when she realizes that God is in control. When Ruby climbs to the hog pen and screams at God, "Who do you think you are?" God answers. As a direct reaction to Ruby's question, the story describes the setting "The color of everything, field and crimson sky, burned for a moment with a transparent intensity" (353).
"Revelations" by Flannery O"Conner is the story of Ruby Turpin's journey towards the revelation depicting the reality she had not come to grips with. ... [Girl who judged Turpin]." (396), Mrs. ... The character Turpin's life is run solely by her own ego. ... Turpin's attitude. ... Turpin, and then attempts to strangle the life out of her as well. ...
This is the hidden mystery about Ruby's twin sister Pearl, which Ruby never realises until the end of the story. ... Ruby's past has been made up of lies and dishonesty. ... Using Ruby's voice Atkinson is able to tell us the past of Ruby's mother Bunty, her grandmother Alice and her great grandmother Nell. ... The town Yorkshire, where Ruby is brought up in consisted of many famous people such as Laurence Stern, Guy Fawkes, Dick Turpin and Robinson Crusoe. Ruby is unclear from the beginning about her past. ...
The setting used for "Revelation" is in the early 1960's, somewhere down south in America. The story carries on in the waiting room of the hospital. O'Connor has used third-person omniscient in this story to dramatically contrast the thoughts and words spoken by Ruby Turpin. We can vividly experienc...
Spraying Off the Hog The most prolific sinner of all time was thrown from Heaven for the very sin Ruby Turpin wallows in throughout Flannery O"Connor's "Revelation". ... Turpin's sins, is good enough to give the time of day. ... Turpin's hubris kicks into high gear. ... Turpin is in this majority. ... Turpin despite how horrible she starts off this story. ...
Ruby Turpin, the seemingly religious spiritual person, heavy, but with a so called good disposition is there with her husband Claud, who has been kicked in the leg by a cow. ... Even though Ruby shows to have a good disposition, her talks of and downgrading of people lower then her, proves she really is a racist, prejudice and bigoted person, "I thank the Lord he blessed me with a good one," Ruby says. ... Mary Grace, seeing Ruby for who she really is, and after hearing this, gets infuriated. Suddenly, a blue book flies across the room-hitting Ruby in the head. Mary Grace jumps up and tackles ...
The Revelation in O"Connor's Revelation Cultural studies, as applied to literary criticism, states that the works that come out of a certain region are inherently tied to the socioeconomic and culturalistic values of that region. The Southern United States is generally said to be one of the more h...
Revelation is a communication of divine truth. Appropriately titled Revelation, Flannery O"Connor's short story about coming to terms with eternal equality is both intriguing and thought provoking because of the development of the main character, Mrs. Turpin. Mrs. Turpin firmly believes that she i...
Flannery O'Connor's background was a big influencing factor in her decision to write the short story "Revelation." One of the more important influences on the story is her Southern upbringing. During her lifetime, Southerners were very prejudiced towards people of other ethnicitys and lifestyles. ...
