Flannery O'Connor was born March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia. She was an American writer. O'Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories in his life. She was a Southern writer who wrote in the Southern Gothic style. In the article, Women's Gothic Fiction, Carolyn E. Megan asks Dorothy Allison what Southern Gothic is to her and she responds, “It's a lyrical tradition. Tongue. Iconoclastic, scandalous as hell, leveled with humor. Yankees do it, but Southerners do it more. It's grotesque.”(Bailey 1) She was later asked who one of her role models was and she stated that Flannery O'Connor was someone she could identify with. One of O'Connor's strongest works was “Good Country People,” published in 1955. “Good Country People” is about a mother and daughter living on a farm. The mother, Mrs. Hopewell, receives assistance with the farm from her tenants, Mr. Freeman, who was in charge of the farming, and Mrs. Freeman who is a really kind but noisy woman. Mrs. Hopewell originally had a daughter named Hulga, but because Hulga didn't like her name so much, she asks everyone to call her Joy. Mrs. Freeman refused to do such a thing. Later in the story a Bible salesman, named Manley Pointer, came to the house to sell the family a Bible. They weren't interested in Bibles especially since Hulga was an atheist, but it seemed like Hulga and Manley might have gotten along immediately but it didn't last long. “Good Country People” features a protagonist who discovers her own emotional and spiritual shortcomings through an encounter with a dishonest Bible salesman. In this way the story invites us to question traditional definitions of “trust”. Hopewell and Hulga had trouble trusting others. Flanner O'Connor explains... half of the paper... in love and trust. Works Cited Flannery, O'Connor. “Good country people.” Norton's introduction to literature. Ed. KellyJ. May. 11th edition. New York: Norton, 2013. 1910-74. Print.Flannery, O'Connor. “A good man is hard to find.” Norton's introduction to literature. Ed.Kelly J. Mays. 11th edition. New York: Norton, 2013. 1910-74. Print.BAILEY, PEGGY DUNN. "Women's Gothic Fiction, Grotesque Realities, and Bastard Out OfCarolina: Dorothy Allison Revises the Southern Gothic." Mississippi Quarterly 63.1/2 (2010): 269-290. Academic research completed. Network. May 4, 2014.Oliver, Kate. "O'Connor's GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE." Explicator 62.4 (2004): 233-236. Academic research completed. Network. May 4, 2014. Bosco, Mark. “Consent to Love: Autobiographical Roots of 'Good Country People'.” TheSouthern Review 41.2 (2005): 283+. Academic OneFile. Network. May 4th 2014.