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Violence Leading to Redemption in Flannery O'Connor's Literature
Flannery O'Connor uses many of the same elements in almost all of her short stories. I will analyze her use of violence leading to the main character experiencing moral redemption. The use of redemption comes from the religious background of Flannery O'Connor. Violence in her stories is used as a means of revelation to the main character's inner self. The literature of Flannery O'Connor appears to be unbelievably harsh and violent. Her short stories characteristically conclude with horrific fatalities or an individual's emotional ruin. In all three of the stories, "Good Country People", "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", and "Revelation" the main characters experience some form of violence that leads to a learned emotional lesson.
The final scene of "A Good Man is Hard to Find", between the grandmother and the Misfit, is one of O'Connor's literal wicked truths. The grandmother is completely wrapped up in a hypocritical,......

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