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Lizzie In 'We Were Never Here, By Flannery O' Connor

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Imagine you are in a hospital with an illness and you are not certain how long you will be there. Would you want someone to keep you occupied, during the day, when your family has to resume their daily lives? That is exactly what Connor does for Lizzie in Gilmore’s We Were Never Here. In the past, Connor enjoyed smoking. One time when he was doing so, he hit a young girl while driving and killed her. Connor started meeting with a therapist. His therapist suggested to go to a hospital and socialize with patients to help him with his guilt. During his time at the hospital, he met Lizzie. Connor was attempting to hide his past from most people, but he didn’t have a problem sharing his story with Lizzie. Throughout many conversations they began to form a connection with each other, through the good and bad. Connor’s backstory is deeply seen in his decision to take care …show more content…

This can be seen when Connor states “I went home for Verlaine and came straight here just to get you up” (Gilmore 72). When he decides to go to the hospital, he goes to Lizzie’s room and assists her to get out of bed. He does this in attempt to improve her health. The fact that no one asked him to do this shows the extent of the ways he took care of her. Additionally, it can be seen when Connor has decided to call Lizzie. He even tells her, “I hope it isn’t creepy that I’m calling you” (Gilmore 97-101). As stated before, he didn’t have to do this, but he decided to call her just to check in with her to make sure she is doing well. One last example is when Connor is taking Lizzie out to the boathouse (Gilmore 115-119). He is taking care of her by allowing her to get out of the hospital when no would let her out. During their time at the boathouse Lizzie collapses, at that time Connor is helping her up and planning to bring her back to the hospital. This shows the extent of how he goes about taking care of

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