After reading "The Lame Shall Enter First” and From “The Fiction Writer and His Country”(1957) I feel that it has one common similarity between the two stories. “The Lame Shall Enter First” is a about a man who finds an old friend, that none of the family has either seen in a while or don’t really remember, His name is Rufus Johnson. In this story the man wants to go find were Rufus in living on the street and take him in and try to help him get back on his feet. Which I believe is a very kind thing to do for anyone whether they are a new or an old friend.
On the other hand the first entry in the Passages from Essays and Letters entitled, “The Fiction Writer and His Country, I believe can relate to the story “The Lame Shall Enter First” because the writer is talking about writing about poor people. Even though it doesn’t come right out and say that Rufus was poor it does say he dug through garbage cans to be able to eat on a daily basis. There is a defiant correlation between this story and this letter and one that would nice to have a little more information about.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Lame Shall Enter First and From "The Fiction Writer and His Country"
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Lauren,
I think comparing O'Connor's stories and essays is a great approach to better understanding her work. If you are interested in pursuing this further (for an essay topic), you might look at O'Connor's statements in her essay(s). What does she believe her role is as a writer? Does she have any obligation to present the "truth" or does she think all of her stories come purely from the imagination? How do you see certain themes/characters/etc. in the story that might come from her real life?
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