Flannery O'Connor, "Revelation," The Story-Makers, p.408.
             The doctor's waiting room, which was very small, was almost full when the Turpins entered and Mrs. Turpin, who was very large, made it look even smaller by her presence. She stood looming at the head of the magazine table set in the centre of it, a living demonstration that the room was inadequate and ridiculous. Her little bright black eyes took in all the patients as she sized up the seating situation. There was one vacant chair and a place on the sofa occupied by a blond child in a dirty blue romper who should have been told to move over and make room for the lady. He was five or six, but Mrs. Turpin saw at once that no one was going to tell him to move over. He was slumped down in the seat, his arms idle at his sides and his eyes idle in his head; his nose ran unchecked.
             In this paragraph from "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor, the Turpins enter a doctor's waiting room. The room is seen both through the eyes of Mrs. Turpin a rather large women and some outside character. Mrs. Turpin sizes up her surroundings while looking for a place to sit. She take notice of a child sitting on a couch who in her opinion should, out of respect for his elders, make room for Mrs. Turpin. She focuses on his negative attributes, "dirty blue romper...slumped...arms idle...eyes idle...nose ran unchecked.' Mrs. Turpin is a woman who has perhaps led a life of privilege, where proper behaviour and respect for others, notably your elders is taught at a very young age and reinforced throughout life.
             Flannery uses long sentences throughout this piece that are thoroughly descriptive. The opening sentence all at once introduces us to the two characters, the setting and a brief description of the protagonist.
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