Observation In Good Country People, By Flannery O Connor
Observation In her story Good Country People, Flannery O Connor writes of Hulga Hopewell s
unfortunate experience where her confidence in her intellect leads her to make wrong conclusions of
other people s character. Living in self pity and despair after the accident that takes away her leg,
Hulga Hopewell maintains a negative view of life, herself, and others around her. In the story, her
mother, Mrs. Hopewell writes She grew less like other people and more like herself bloated, rude, and
squint eyed (O Connor 487). In addition to believing herself ugly, Hulga does not believe in God and
depends on her own Ph.D. in philosophy for advanced knowledge to explain the world and other
people s behavior. However, as Mrs. Hopewell perfectly ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
They come to you in sheep s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will
recognize them...every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit...Thus, by their fruit
you will recognize them (NIV). As Peter warns the believers about false teachers, he says With eyes
full of adultery, they [false teachers] never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in
greed an accursed brood (2 Peter 2: 40, NIV) In this story, Hulga believes in Pointer s good character
because of the kind, Christian attitude he initially shows when she first meets him. However, she fails
to realize that the man s behavior toward her during their walk together did not reflect the fruits of the
spirit. As a result, she falls into the trap of letting him steal her heart and then her leg. As this story
warns, we as Christians need to stay firm in our faith and not let others lead us astray with a false
show of outer spirituality. In 1 John 4:1, John writes Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test
the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the
world (NIV). If Hulga had not denied God s knowledge, she would have not been led so easily astray
by Pointer s façade of
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