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  Robert Bradley Dr. Ruzich English Studies Seminar Capstone 23 January 2023 Blog Post 2: Judgment and Hope in O’Connor’s “Revelation”             In “Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor, the story’s main character Ruby Turpin judges everyone she has the chance to judge; however, when someone else judges her, at first, she doesn’t know how to handle that judgment. The end of the story offers readers a conclusion neatly tied up with a bow, as after judging all these people, Mrs. Turpin comes to the realization that all people, no matter their social status or appearance, make it into heaven. The vision that ends the story offers hope that people can change from their hateful ways. Throughout “Revelation,” Mrs. Turpin judges numerous people in the small hospital waiting room, especially the white trash lady and the child in the following excerpt: “Next to the ugly girl was the child, still in exactly the same position, a...

Robert Bradley Dr. Ruzich English Studies Seminar Capstone 16 January 2023 Blog Post 2: O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and Classism In “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’Connor, classism is a highly evident and essential theme expressed through the story’s characters. At the beginning of O’Connor’s short story, O’Connor’s description of the grandmother’s clothing gives audiences an idea of the “old lady’s” class status with the following excerpt: “Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. In case of an accident, anyone seeing her head on the highway would know at once that she was a lady” (O’Connor 131). The vivid description O’Connor gives of the grandmother’s clothes shows that the grandmother holds herself to a higher standard and shows she dresses to show others of that high standard. Also, the grandmother dressing nicely for the vacati...