A Wreck on the Road to Damascus: Innocence, Guilt and Conversion in Flannery OConnor
by Brian Abel Ragen
Category: Fiction

An examination of O'Connor's use of religious themes such as original sin, redemption, and the incarnation. Discusses her assertion that individual freedom is an illusion, and her embodiment of that illusion in the image of the automobile. Draws chiefly on the novel Wise blood and the stories your own. cloth cased for $13. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR