Revelation

Yes, yes, I know this is not on Lyotard's work. No, I'm writing on O'Connor's Revelation.

    The first things I want to say is that O'Connor knows the stigmatism of the South, how many 'good christian' people have the hierarchy of classes. Mrs. Turpin reminds me of several southern ladies I have met and grown up around during my life.  I love that she at the end of Revelation, finally gets her revelation. That in the end all Christians are a like, no matter how their life played out. If we were saved by Christ all our 'good' works are worth nothing, there is no competition, no one is better than anyone else.
      Mary Grace is another one of my favorite characters in this story because she sees Mrs. Turpin for what she truly is, a hypocrite, who judges by outward appearances. Mary Grace seems to know almost what Mrs. Turpin is thinking, maybe this is because her own mother seems so much like Mrs. Turpin. Mary Grace is infuriated with Mrs. Turpin, because as 'smart' and 'good' and 'whole' Mrs. Turpin believes she is, she is no better than the dirty white trash woman across the room from her.
     Also, I believe that Mary Grace represents the extension of grace itself. When she attacks Mrs. Turpin, I think its suppose to symbolize how grace knocks you off your feet. Costly Grace is a sacrifice, and recognizing the call means changing your entire view on reality. Mary Grace calls Mrs. Turpin a ugly old warthog, Mary Grace told Mrs. Turpin what her soul looked like.  Once you've been touched by grace, you can't seem to shake what grace has revealed to you, what you are on the inside.... a monster. This view can lead you to seeking out Christ, which is what Mrs. Turpin did. She went searching for something she realized was missing in her 'perfect' country life.
     Going off this point is Grace the starting point to the search? I do not know, but that is a question I had.

Anyhow that's something I found interesting about Revelation by Flannery O'Connor!