Good Country Irony-good Countr
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Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor is an excellent example of irony in literature. From beginning to end it has a steady procession of irony, much of it based on the title of the story: “Good Country People.”
In the beginning of the story we meet Mrs. Freeman, wife o ....
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.... enjoys hearing all the details of how Joy/Hulga had her leg literally blasted off in a hunting accident.
As the story moves on we can see the conflict between Mrs. Hopewell and her daughter Joy/Hulga. Joy/Hulga treats her mother with disdain, and does everything she can to emphasize her own individuality. She professes to believe in nothing. She is a proud intellectual and has little doubt of her belief in “nothingness.” However, ironically in the end she is proven to be very mu ....
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