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Flannery O'Connor’s Stories Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Flannery O'Connor’s Stories is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Grandmother is a cranky old woman who lives with her son, Bailey, and his wife and two children. She is preoccupied with appearances and snobby about "common people." The cynicism of the world really comes out through the character of...
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"I'd smack his face," John Wesley said.
"Tennessee is just a hillbilly dumping ground," John Wesley said, "and Georgia is a lousy state too."
"My daddy said I was a different breed of dog from my brothers and...
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When the Grandmother remembers an old plantation that she thinks used to be in the area they are traveling, Bailey does not want to take a detour to go find it. As a result, the Grandmother makes up a lie about how there are secret doors in the...
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