Many writers are known for utilizing different styles and techniques to
             create unforgettable characters and situations. Flannery O'Connor is known
             for using the grotesque to portray fundamental human struggles. By
             creating dynamic characters that demonstrate some aspect of the grotesque,
             O'Connor makes them seen larger than life. This paper will examine
             O'Conner's technique of utilizing the grotesque to prove her points in
             "Good Country People, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and "The Life You Save
             Paul Lauter states that while "Grotesque, Catholic, and Southern--each
             of these labels has been affixed to O'Connor's writing, yet none fully
             captures it scope. For her work is all of these and more" (Lauter 1935).
             This is an excellent description of O'Connor and her complex, yet
             entertaining writing style. Rosa Lee Walston once stated that O'Connor had
             an eye for picking out unusual people from a crowd. (Cash 179). This
             observation could explain on a personal level why O'Connor's characters
             seem to be so unusualâ€"sometimes to the point of being grotesque.
             O'Connor often employs humor to emphasize the grotesque in her stories.
             Anthony Di Renzo states, "the harsh laughter, grotesque hyperbole, and
             narrative detachment of Good Country People' resemble that of the fabliau"
             (Di Renzo 37). What draws us into this is its "comic shock, in the
             sharpness of the story's punch line, the unexpectedness of its climatic
             reversal" (37). Di Renzo notes that hayloft scene best illustrates
             O'Connor's use of the grotesque. He notes that the scene is filled with
             the "clichés of first love--heavy breathing, sticky kisses, the requisite
             of proof of love.'" (37). He also states that these clichés take on a
             grotesque life of their own through the comic behavior of the characters.
             For instance, Hulga "wore a pair of slacks and a dirty white shirt, and as
             an afterth...