StOoPiDDDD

Throughout Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" we get a sense of who is a good country person and who is not. The ultimate thing here is that they all seem like hillbillys. The characteristics they hold dear often have to do with talking back, eating, and sitting in random places, such as the top of the fridge.They also rename themselves so their mothers will hate them.

Even though these characteristics do not seem desirable to someone like me, they are desirable to someone. Which leads me to the point of this blog-the moral of the story. I think what should be taken away from this story is that you actually cannot trust "good" country people. They abscond with your wooden legs and leave you in such a position in a barn that you cannot get down without your leg that is also far away from your house so it would be impossible to get back. I cannot believe I just typed that sentence, but it's true. These "good" country folk are untrustworthy and difficult to deal with.

Not only was Manley Pointer a phony bible salesman, but he was just phony in general. He is the reason why you cannot trust good country people. They take advantage of you and never leave you alone. This is what I took away from the story: "good" country people are untrustworthy, difficult to deal with, and annoying.

Joy (aka Hulga) should have been able to detect that something was wrong with this guy. Her P.H.D should have given her a distinct advantage at noticing the warning signs such as being annoying and merely staying for dinner to get know the mother of the woman with a fake leg. I think I can add that stupidity is also on the list of moral take aways from the story. Good country people are stupid too. They don't notice their simple surroundings and are unfortunately taken advantage of because of this fact.