Summary Of Revelation By Flannery O Connor

Flannery O’Connor was a southern woman from Georgia with a strong catholic faith. She frequently questioned morality, ethics and classical humanities. In her last story “Revelation” many people believe that there are a lot of religious and philosophical references. In the article “The Unrevealed in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Revelation’” by Jacky Dumas and Jessica Hooten Wilson they believe there are references to Plato’s allegory of the cave and the Old Testament. In Ronald Pepin’s article “Latin names and images of ugliness in Flannery O' Connor's ‘Revelation’” he believes that there is ugliness throughout the story and that the character all have symbolic. Both these articles agree that there are religious references in the stories and that it

Turpin is set in her ways of judging people based on color, class and appreciation but she has a hard time recognizing how she fits into the equation. She cannot adequately define herself because of her skewed perspective of reality. She believes that Jesus has blessed her with her privilege status and now she has to better those beneath her. When Mrs. Turpin is attacked in the waiting room it is her first revelation, Marry Grace is seen as a visible form of a spiritual presence. Mrs. Turpin does not understand what happened or why it happen happened to her and this makes her start to question God and makes her want to know the truth. “As with those chained in the Allegory of the Cave, Mrs. Turpin lacks the obvious source of enlightenment. Whereas those freed beings in the cave would merely need to move about face to see the truth, she can- not do the same. Despite her freedom to look around, she is not yet free; however, she seems to possess a desire to know the truth”(Dumas and Wilson 77). This leads to Mrs. Turnip’s vision of Heaven, which ultimately counters her previous beliefs. This vision completes the process she was undergoing through the story, achieving a state in between her former ignorance and heavenly comprehension. The final line of the story suggests that Mrs. Turpin hears voices of those who are happy, blessed and grateful. Many people find the ending hopeful and believed Mrs. Turpin accepted the vision and the

He says the story contains physical repulsiveness, repugnant people and disgusting animals and objects. The tittle of the story “Revelation” means uncover or unveil in Latin, the sense that the characters reveal their true nature. Ruby Turpin may seem like a peasant Christian women but she is morally ugly inside. Her name Ruby can be interpreted as red, blush or shame and Turpin can mean ugly, disgraceful or shameful. These words reveal her true colors behind her Christian, privileged lifestyle. Mary Graces name is from the author’s movement of grace theme in fiction. Her two names are from the Latin devotional prayer “Ave Maria gratia plena” which means Hail Mary, full of grace. Mary Grace is seen as a spiritual figure that revealed the truth to Mrs. Turpin. The characters names all have symbolic meaning to do with who they are. This story has many disgusting object and tangible presence that are key focal points in the story to elaborate the ugliness of the character and the story. In the doctors office they talk about pigs and how disgusting they are and everyone agrees besides Mrs. Turpin who tries to argue that hers are clean. Later Mary Grace calls her an “old wart hog” and it really has Mrs. Turpin thinking about who she is. Ultimately it is Mary Grace that makes Ruby Turpin evaluate her way of thinking and