... have found that violence is strangely capable of returning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept their moment of grace." (qtd. in Hawkins 30) Although there are moments in her works that are disturbing, Flannery O'Connor's use of paradox is an effective literary technique which resonate with ... wanted her stories "to reach the unbelieving reader, " and the shocking aspect of the grotesque was the most effective way to reach him/her (Hawkins 28-29). In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the physical appearance of the characters contributes to this grotesque reality. In Flanne...

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