A Critical Analysis Of "Revelation" By Flannery O'Connor

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O'Connor, was a part of. In addition
to her Southern upbringing, another influence on the story is Flannery
O'Connor's illness. She battled with the lupus disease which has caused
her to use a degree of violence and anger to make her stories somewhat
unhappy. The illness caused a sadness inside of Flannery O'Connor, and
that inner sadness flowed from her body to her paper through her pen.
Although she was sick, O'Connor still felt proud to be who she was. By
comparison, Mrs. Turpin in �Revelation� has a good disposition about
herself. She is far from perfect, yet she is happy to be who she is.
Perhaps the most important influence on the story is religion. In the
words of Robert McCown, O'Connor's writing was mainly generated by a most
powerful Christianity which was fed by her Catholic background (McCown,
256). O'Connor was not only influenced by her own Catholic heritage but by
others as well. Like the other writers from France and England, she is
curious about the ...

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The major social
conflict is between Mrs. Turpin and a teenage girl across from her. This
conflict is built up over the course of the story through rude gestures and
facial expressions given by the teenage girl. For instance, Mrs. Turpin
makes a comment about a clock. The girl looks at the clock and smirks
which was followed by another smirk toward Mrs. Turpin. Mrs. Turpin also
acknowledges a look the girl gives her as the �ugliest face she has ever
seen anyone make� (O'Connor, 394). It was like the girl has known and
disliked Mrs. Turpin all her life. Another element of plot which
reinforces the theme of �Revelation�, is the element of surprise which
actually brings the main conflict ...

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