"Good Country People" and "The Gilded Six-Bits"

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The stories "Good Country People" and "The Gilded Six-Bits" both tell stories about the development of human character. These stories illustrate contrasting views of humanity and, as a result, they teach us what constitutes a successful and happy person. Each author employs the technique of stylistic attention detail and specific diction as a means of exploring different sides of human character. This paper examines how Flannery O'Connor and Zora Neale Hurston demonstrate the different types of people we encounter every day.

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"Both writers articulate the southern culture, especially through diction, which adds texture and depth to each story. For instance, in "The Gilded Six-bits," we can see this when Joe Tells Missie May, "Good Lawd, Missie! You womens sho is hard to sense into things" (Lauter, et al. 1547). O'Connor also uses words like "yessuh" and "naw suh" to us understand the southern accent. In addition, we can see the southern influence in "Good Country People" when Manley tells Mrs. Hopewell he is "from out in the country around Willohobie, not even from a place, just from near a place" (O'Conner). O'Connor and Hurston add depth to their characters by allowing us to see how words are spoken with a southern accent. "

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