So this Flannery girl seems pretty wierd to me. I sort of have this perception of her as this hick who grew up in the middle of no where, Georgia and raised chicken with her hick family. Her way to fame was teaching a chicken to walk backwards, other than that she would just sit around and make rediculous stories that have intense imagery and 'distorted christ figures'. Okay, other than being a goob, I must admit that her stories are really well thought out and are actually really interesting. However, I do get frusterated when we talk about them. Our discussion last week about "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" is what really confused me. Some people thought that the grandma was an evil figure and that she planned everything out but I'm just not covinced. It's so hard for me to imagine a grandmother trying to do that to her own kids and grandkids. Even letting go of my personal experiences, there is not enough evidence. To me, she seems like a lonely grandma who just wants to spend time with her grandkids. Even June Star said, "She wouldn't stay home for a million bucks. Afraid she'd miss something. She has to go everywhere we go". She's like any grandmother who just wants to spend time with her family and wouldn't want to miss anything. And even though she bugged her family to go to Tennessee, she later felt guilty was 'the first one in the car, ready to go'. She realized how selfish she had been and to make for less fuss, she gave in and did what her family wanted to do. It's not like she wanted to go to Florida in the first place, so how could she have planned out running into the Misfit? It just doesn't fit to me. My perception of the story is that she's almost like a christ figure and at the end she tries to save the Misfit by telling him that he's one of her children. When she reaches towards him it's like a moment of grace but the Misfit rejects it because he's not ready for it.
I thought these stories were really interesting and I liked that we had different views to the story. I can't wait for more short stories!
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I agree that the grandmother isn't really evil. I mean, there is evidence that she has some sort of presence- she may have bad luck, and bring bad things upon herself and her family, but I don't think she intended for her family to die.
ps. I agree this Flannery lady is weird, but keep in mind this is Mrs. Clinch's class! Just kidding.. Kinda.
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