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The Revelation In O'Connor's Revelation

Mrs. Turpin claims to be a good Christian and for all observable indications she is. The message that O"Connor presents to the reader in Revelation is that not all things are as they seem. For O"Connor to make her point to the reader clear she allows the thoughts of Mrs. Turpin to be heard. By knowing the thoughts of Mrs. Turpin, it becomes clear that O"Connor is using her as an example of Christian hypocrisy.
             Mrs. Turpin is the epitome of the small town life that O"Connor was raised in, devout to her faith, closed minded and opinionated. Throughout the scene in the doctors" office Mrs. Turpin is outwardly friendly however, just because she is being friendly does not mean that Mrs. Turpin is being as good of a Christian as she thinks is. While Mrs. Turpin is not a horrible Christian, she does claim to be very thankful for everything that she has and who God has made her. This in itself is not a bad thing but, throughout Revelation O"Connor makes it clear that Mrs. Turpin feels that African-Americans are below herself in society, and Mrs. Turpin repeatedly states that, "There's a heap of things worse than a nigger" (O"Connor 343). When saying this Mrs. Turpin is referring to the woman known as "white-trash," and based on how she feels about "blacks" it is easy to infer that Mrs. Turpin would not be quite as happy with how she had been made, had God made her "white-trash.".
             While in the doctors" office O"Connor introduces Mrs. Turpin to Mary Grace, a fat, ugly, pimply young woman, not all that different from Mrs. Turpin. While Mary never says much, she does prove to be a very important character in Revelation. O"Connor chooses the name Mary Grace in order to conjure biblical images in the mind of the reader. In using this imagery O"Connor is once again drawing on her past in order to give her characters credibility. While Mary appears to be cold and rude, she also appears to be all knowing, able to hear what Mrs.


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