Analysis Of Good Country People By Flannery O Conner

When you read the title “Good Country People” by Flannery O’ Conner the first thing you think is that they are good country people. Looks can be deceiving that is why we have been told you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. In the story “Good Country People” Hulga can be known as aggravating and ill-mannered. As you read further into the story she seems like she is more independent and educated.
Hulga had a lot of attitude towards everyone but it was pushed away because she only had one leg. When she was confronted on page two paragraph two about her ill-mannered behavior she would say, “If you want me, here I am – LIKE I AM.” And it would be brushed aside since no one wanted to argue. She also did not like people, she just tolerated them. Hulga did not like to take walks with her mother so she would tolerate talking to Mrs. Freeman just to get out of walking. A lot of the reason why she acts the way she does is because she cannot be herself. She wants to be an independent woman but her mother still treats her like a child. Her name used to

Hopewell also didn’t like that Hulga had her own beliefs when it came to religion. When the bible boy comes to the house Mrs. Hopewell told him that because Hulga is an atheist she cannot keep bibles anywhere besides her bed. Hulga’s religious beliefs is another sign of her independence but Mrs. Hopewell likes to throw her comments out there which probably makes Hulga upset. She is independent though because she has to walk around with one flesh leg and a prosthetic one. She doesn’t like anyone to help her put the prosthetic leg on she does not even let them see it. Education is something every women needs especially if they want it. At the end of page three in paragraph two it says, “The girl had taken the Ph.D. in philosophy and this left Mrs. Hopewell at a complete loss.”. Mrs. Hopewell does not believe that the degree she has obtained did any good for Hulga because she cannot brag that her daughter is a