A Critical Analysis Of "Revelation" By Flannery O'Connor
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Flannery O'Connor's background influenced her to write the short
story “Revelation.” One important influence on the story is her Southern
upbringing. During her lifetime, Southerners were very prejudiced towards
people of other races and lifestyles. They believed that people who were
less f ....
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.... as “white-trashy”. When Mrs. Turpin converse with her
black workers, she often uses the word “nigger” in her thoughts. These
characteristics she gives her characters definitely reveals the Southern
lifestyle which the author, Flannery 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
un ....
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