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Flannery O'Conner

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FLANNERY O'CONNER

(1925-1964)
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  • Caleb Cody
  • Jared Fontaine
  • Sean Bennett
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Slide 4: Image of O'Conner
  • Slide 5: Map Illustration
  • Slide 6: Significance
  • Slide 7: Titles and Dates
  • Slide 8: Memorable Quotes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED

  • Slide 9: Syllabus Works
  • Slide 10: Interesting Facts
  • Slide 11: Annotated Bibliography
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FLANNERY O'CONNER

MAP ILLUSTRATION

  • Flannery O'connor was born in Savannah, Georgia.
  • She went to Georgia State College for Women.
  • She served as editor of GSCW's college magazine.
  • This magazine was called the "Corinthian".

SIGNIFICANCE

  • O'Connor is remembered for the following:
  • 32 Short stories
  • 2 Novels
  • Reviews
  • Commentaries
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TITLES AND DATES

  • Wise Blood- 1952
  • The Geranium- 1946
  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find- 1955
  • The Violent Bear It Away- 1960
  • Everything That Rises Must Converge- 1965

MEMORABLE QUOTES

  • "Conviction without experience makes for harshness."
  • "Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not."
  • "I am a writer because writing is the thing i do best."
  • "The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode."
  • "It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes."
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Syllabus Works
"Good Country People" is about average people who try and help others and that there are not enough good people in the world.

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INTERESTING FACTS

  • Flannery O'Connor's first name is Mary.
  • O'Conner was a Roman Catholic.
  • She had Systemic Lupus Erythematosus like her father.