— Anonymous On my first read-through of “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor, I did not realize its true depth and status as a “Great Work”. Going through the text my first time, I really did not see a lot of themes or connections that really made the text great. I also did not see […]
hypocrisy
A high-concept story exposes human arrogance and hypocrisy
— Anonymous I think Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a Great Work because it is a high-concept story exposes human arrogance and hypocrisy. We all have our inner self that is against every outward behavior moment, and O’Connor uses Good Country People to imitate all of us. An example from the book, Mrs. Hopewell […]
Life wisdoms and society problems
— Anonymous Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” impressed me significantly since he narrates the thoughts, feelings and experience of death so vividly, and more importantly, he reveals life wisdoms and society problems beneath Ivan’s death. It reminds me of Cao Xueqin’s words about what is a great work “a grasp of mundane affairs is […]
