“Deeper and Stranger Visions”: Nihilism, Blindness, and the Potential for Divine Grace in “Good Country People”

This essay engages literary criticism of Flannery O'Connor's short story "Good Country People" to explore how O'Connor develops the themes of vision and grace in her work. These sources of literary criticism serve not only as authoritative support, but are used in argument with one another to help me build a richer framework for analysis.