Discussing the short stories of Flannery O'Connor, we read this week the stories A View of the Woods and The River. The series will continue into November.
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Flannery
O’Connor
Session 6:
A View of the Woods, and The River
“The
truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
October 29th – The
Artificial N*****, and Wildcat
November 5th – Parker’s
Back, and The Life You Save May Be Your Own
November 12th – Everything
that Rises Must Converge, and A Late Encounter with the Enemy
November 19th – The Geranium,
and Judgment Day
Themes in A View of the Woods
A. Progress vs Tradition
B. Family Strife
C. Mr Fortune loves only his
image in others
Themes in The River
A. The Faith presented to one who
knows nothing of Christ
B. The child’s openness to God
C. Suffering as part of spiritual
growth
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