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...writer better exemplifies the importance of the unspoken than Flannery O’Connor. O’Connor??s fiction features the recurring Catholic themes of the fallen nature of man, grotesque humanity, and violent salvation. Many of her stories climax with a confrontation between two archetypal characters. One is often an entitled southern lady with a superior attitude, while the other figure is typically of a lower-class, seemingly ignorant or naïve. The tension gradually builds throughout the story until it is released when the working-class character suddenly attacks or humiliates his privileged counterpart...
...fate of O’Connor??s characters after they experience a moment of grace is often left unresolved. At the end of “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the reader cannot know if the infamous criminal “The Misfit” will reform his life after murdering the family’s grandmother. In the story “Good Country People,” Hulga Hopewell is left trapped on the top floor of a barn when her artificial leg is stolen by a Bible salesman...
This constantly running motor hasn’t just helped in college; it may have been the key to building O’Connor??s interest in wrestling from the outset—when the grappler’s 3rd-grade PE teacher noted the future star’s potential...
...captain Louis Caputo was also among those left marveling at O’Connor??s feat...
...more time spent training does not bode well for O’Connor??s opponents. After four years of sustained brilliance, the Crimson superstar—at last a national champion—has shown no signs of slowing down...