Author : John Darretta
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820481661
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (816 download)
Book Synopsis Before the Sun Has Set by : John Darretta
Download or read book Before the Sun Has Set written by John Darretta and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed analysis of the theme of retribution is a key to understanding the fiction of Flannery O'Connor. An idea central to the Bible, Dante, and Chaucer - one is paid back for the evil one does or for failure to do good - retribution expresses O'Connor's interest as a writer and defines the contour of her achievement as an artist. Within the twenty-year span of her writing career, O'Connor's notion of retribution expanded from her original concept in her first story, «The Geranium, » of retribution as personal and familial, to her final version in her last story, «Judgement Day, » which shows an interest that is eschatological.