CHARACTER ANALYSIS OF MANLEY POINTER

Manley Pointer from “Good country people”

Manley Pointer from “Good country people”

Flannery O'Connor's “Good Country People”, is a story that revolves on the connotation of being a fine person, in the logic of leading a pious, Christian life, laudable of salvation.

Manley Pointer, a misunderstood young country lad who vends bible, is a delusion of reality vs. appearance. Manley is so deeply overloaded by his luggage that he is unbalanced and has to “brace himself to prevent collapsing”. This weightiness indicates an eminence of fabrication that someone carries that makes their body, mind and soul heavy. Resembling ...