Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," supposedly written in four days, teases readers with humor and horror, creating what many critics call the "grotesque."
A few quotes from critics about the story:
from Kate Oliver, writing in Explicator 62.4
"physical afflictions [...] symbolize emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impairment" (233-234).
Oliver also discuss the particularly significance of Joy/Hulga's specific ailments...
Ruth Holson, writing in an earlier edition of Explicator 42.3 explains that Hulga=Helga, which is a Norwegian name meaning "holy one" (59).
And, finally, Mark Bosco's article "Consenting to Love: Autobiographical Roots of "Good Country People," from Southern Review 41.2, explores the relationship O'Connor had with a Danish textbook salesman as an autobiographical connection to the story.
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