Analysis of "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor

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the Southern lifestyle which the author, Flannery O'Connor, was a part of. In addition to her Southern upbringing, another influence on the story is Flannery O'Connor's illness. She battled with the lupus disease which has caused her to use a degree of violence and anger to make her stories somewhat unhappy. The illness caused a sadness inside of Flannery O'Connor, and that inner sadness flowed from her body to her paper through her pen. Although she was sick, O'Connor still felt proud to be who she was. By comparison, Mrs. Turpin in "Revelation" has a good disposition about herself. She is far from perfect, yet she is happy to be who she is. Perhaps the most important influence on the story is religion. In the words of Robert McCown, O'Connor's writing was mainly generated by a most powerful Christianity which was fed by her Catholic background (McCown, 256). O'Connor was not only influenced by her own Catholic heritage but by others as well. Like the other writers from France ...

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her conversation with someone else. The major social conflict is between Mrs. Turpin and a teenage girl across from her. This conflict is built up over the course of the story through rude gestures and facial expressions given by the teenage girl. For instance, Mrs. Turpin makes a comment about a clock. The girl looks at the clock and smirks which was followed by another smirk toward Mrs. Turpin. Mrs. Turpin also acknowledges a look the girl gives her as the "ugliest face she has ever seen anyone make" (O'Connor, 394). It was like the girl has known and disliked Mrs. Turpin all her life. Another element of plot which reinforces the theme of "Revelation", is the element of surprise which ...

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