3 Three Short Stories Essay

Flannery O' Connors stories all depict the roles of southerners and their pursuit of god's grace through sinful pride. The main characters take pride in their knowing of their religion and feeling higher than others because of their appearance, beliefs, and nature. In all three stories the main female characters all possesss some trait of thinking they are better than others, and this thought is what leads to each of them being outsmarted by their " lesser " counter-parts, the male race. The main male and female characters both are trying to figure each other out, but the womens problems are their ability to show their qualities through their appearance and the vibes they give off. This allows the males to read them and manipulate them into believing that they are what they say they are. That is the fault of the women...