Tuesday's Discussion Leader: Amanda!
Have any of you ever read Flannery O'Connor before?! I can't hide the fact that she is one of my most favorite writers -- she creates the most brilliant portrayals of "the" human condition (or, at least, that is my opinion!).
In "Revelation," as in all her stories, O'Connor accomplishes her purpose through the linking of opposites -- two levels of meaning, two viewpoints, two irreconcilable conclusions. And out of the collision between these opposites is born a synthesis that illustrates, for O'Connor and her characters, the means of God's grace (however you wish to define "God"). Religion, by the way, is a vivid part of the Southern values and way(s) of life.
Here is a youtube.com link with a pretty good narration of her life and this particular story: CLICK HERE!
Here is a good link in which a critic summarizes and critiques the story: CLICK HERE!
CLICK HERE for the Wikipedia entry for the short story!
CLICK HERE for an interesting article I happened to stumble upon on-line!
I hope you like this piece of her work -- if you do, there are tons more stories by O'Connor!
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