Critical Analysis of "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor
"Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor tells the story of two random groups of people in a doctor's waiting room. The main speaker, Mrs. Turpin, is a very religious and self-important woman who passes judgment upon African-Americans, poor people, and other residents of her community she believes are beneath her, economically and morally. The revelation of the title comes when the other group of people in the waiting room, one of whom is a young girl named Mary Grace, act as forces of the divine will
Mary Grace also has little control over her actions, although as an afflicted child she does function as a kind of divine instrument. Turpin asks her: "what are you going to say,' as if prompting the girl to apologize for her actions. Turpin cannot control what Mary Grace says. Turpin has appointed herself judge and jury of her community. Mary Grace cannot control the fact that she has a seizure, and Mrs. When Mary Grace regains consciousness, Mrs. Mary Grace's name has Biblical significance.
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