American Literature / Unit 16 AML 1515 short lesson, about 20 seconds
O'Connor's Catholicism and Her Method
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The idea
The anchor names her orthodox Catholicism among her recurring themes, and the witness observes that unlike Porter, Welty and Hurston she held her characters at arm's length, showing their inadequacy and silliness. The belief and the coldness of the handling are the same method.
In practice
Belief, delivered without sympathy.
Where people slip
The distance from her characters is deliberate.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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