The Works Of Flannery O’ Conner

“Good Country People” is a story about Joy Hopewell a well educated young lady who lived in the south. Joy lost her leg in a hunting accident when she was ten years old. As a result of losing her leg Joy had to have it replaced with a wooden one. Joy also suffered from a weak heart. Joy was the type of person who had very low self esteem. Her handicap made her feel ugly. Because she felt ugly

she decided to change her name to suit he ugliness which was Hulga. One day a bible salesman named Manley Pointer was making a sales call to Joy’s family’s home and ended up having dinner with them. Manley started liking Joy and asked her if she would meet him the next night, and she agreed. They met in the loft of a barn and started talking about how Joy had lost her leg. Joy relished the attention that Mr. Pointer was giving her and decided to humor him by taking her leg off. Manley turns out to be a clever man who only wanted to have sex with Joy. When joy finally realized what was going on Manley had stolen her leg and left . Joy was left there helplessly.

The story entitled “A Good Man is Hard to find” is about a grandmother who tries to warn her son about going on vacation because there is a convict, known as the Misfit, on the l

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