Flannery O’Connor and Irony

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Flannery O’Connor and Irony

Flannery O’Connor (1925 – 1965) Born in Savannah, Georgia Applied to Iowa Writer's Workshop, but almost rejected because the admissions interviewer couldn't understand her southern accent Diagnosed with lupus when she was 25

O’Connor continued… A Good Man is Hard to Find (1955) – short story collection Filled her stories with crazy preachers, murderers, the deformed, the disabled, freaks and outcasts. Inspired by gothic literature (horror and violence) Focused on the grotesque because she said, "To the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.“ O’Connor was a devout Catholic; lots of religious imagery in her stories

Irony a literary device whereby a reader’s expectations are reversed a literary device whereby what is going on or being said on the surface of the narrative is undercut and reversed by implications beneath the surface. Three Types of Irony Verbal (sarcasm) Situational (wow, didn’t see that coming) Dramatic (how could you not see that coming?)

Recognizing irony in a story can be very helpful in determining a theme of a story What is the theme of “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”? What are some examples of irony in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?

Examples of Irony Mrs. Crater talks about never wanting to part with her daughter, but we learn that she is “ravenous” for a son in law. Mrs. Crater wants a son-in-law for security, but she gets one who robs her. Shiftlet complains about the “rotten” world but is himself an example of its rot. Shiftlet complains about the difficulty of finding an innocent woman but does not want the innocent woman he gets. Lucynell’s innocence is not virtue but idiocy.