A Good Man Is Hard To Find

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is doubted by the writer who considers the theme should be divine grace. So this paper will focus on the writing purpose and confirm the writer's point of view.

2. Literature Review

Flannery O'Connor emphasizes on the grotesque, and she once says: " anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic". In her works, the characters are morally flawed, because she tries to portray her characters as they might be touched by divine grace. After reading O'Connor's work, we can conclude that she chooses to write ironic, subtly allegorical fiction about Southern characters, usually fundamentalist Protestants, who experience transformations of character that brings them closer to the Catholic mind. The transformation is often accomplished through pain, violence, and ludicrous behavior in the pursuit of the holy.

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