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A Good Writer is Hard to Find
The South is like a world in itself. ... The South, her Catholic roots, sickness, and her family and friends were all vital in Flannery O’Connor’s life as a writer. ... After graduating in 1945 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, O’Connor attended the Writer’s Workshop of the University of Iowa. Under the direction of Paul Engle, founder of the writer’s workshop, she received her Master of Fine Arts degree. ... “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, published in 1955, is the second work Flannery O’Connor did which invokes this myth. O’Connor wrote the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" in the hopes of portraying to the reader the racist views of the time (Georgia 63). ... Her first collection of short stories was published in 1955, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and Other Stories. ...
As a writer, O’Connor was acutely aware of the set of expectations that readers have in their minds.
Approximate Word count = 1503
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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