Flannery O'Conor Flashcards
Gothic Lit. often has _____, ______ characters from american south and often adress issues of ______ and ______ ______.
Gothic Lit. often has MISFIT, GROTESQUE characters from american south and often adress issues of VIOLENCE and SPIRTIUAL FAITH.
Birth date and place, religion and type of author of Flannery O’Conor
Birth: March 25,1925 in Savannah Georgia
Religion: Catholic, lived in south for generatinons
Type og author: Southeren Gothic
Southern gothic literature is….
unique american literature
Flannery O’Conner writes to the _____, and ______ reader.
Flannery O’Conor writes to the AVERAGE and INTELLECTUAL
Flannery O’Connor uses her catholic background to…
write about the original sin
teach her faith w.o being didatic
O’Conors characters usually…
find grace in violence, that descends on the criminal characters, sometimes opening their eyes or killing them
O’Conor says “Anthing that comes out of the south is going to be called ____ by the _____ reader, unless it’s ____ in which case its going to be called ___.
“Anthing that comes out of the south is going to be called GROTESQUE by the NORTHERN reader, unless it’s GROTESQUE in which case its going to be called REALISTIC.
O’Connor belived that…
only in a challenging or dark moment does someones true character show
Anytime a character has a _____ trait/issue in literature, it usually means theres an internal problem
Anytime a character in lit. has a PHYSICAL trait/issue, it usually means theres an internal problem
how did flannery O’conor and her father die?
lupus
what age did flannery o’conory die
39
antebellum means…
before the civil war
Flannery O’Conor chose this genre to ____ and_____.
Flannery O’Conor chose this genre to be ENTERTAINING and PERSUADING
3 things about American Lit(south. gothic)
relies on supernatural,ironic,unusual, events to guifr to the plot
explores social issues that reveal characer of american south
avoids perpretuating antebellum sterotypes
Postbellum means
after the civil war
