O'Connor's Good Country People

gullible nature of Mrs. Hopewell betrays her true vision of a situation. She is
             one of those people who are all goody-goody to people who they view as less
             fortunate. She's a person that commends or speaks for the people she knows
             nothing about. Altogether this is her true weakness that is taken advantage of
             by Manley Pointer. One of Mrs. Hopewell's favorite sayings, "Nothing is
             perfect", is seen in the very beginning of the story. Her saying was just that, a
             saying. The quote acts as foreshadowing for what her attitude towards life will
             be. We later find out that she is right, but that she does not live by her credo.
             Manley Pointer exploits this weakness as soon as she opened her door.
             Showing up as a pathetic bible salesma
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