Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor is a story that illustrates how deceptive appearances can be and what errors are made when people hide behind their own cliched perceptions instead of thinking clearly about situations. The main plot of the story involving Hulga illustrates this theme. As well as this, O'Connor offers many other references to the theme via the other characters, the events and symbols in the work. An analysis of the story will show how O'Connor incorporates this theme throughout the story, while developing and eventually resolving the central conflict through the experiences of Hulga. By the end of the story, the reader has seen the many problems that arise by accepting cliched perceptions and failing to think independently. It is the plot in combination with the many references to the theme of perceptions that makes the ending effective, leaving the reader with their eyes open wide, much...
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