The Revelation In O'Connor's Revelation

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es with only leading a Christian life on Sundays. Mrs. Turpin claims to be a good Christian and for all observable indications she is. The message that O’Connor presents to the reader in Revelation is that not all things are as they seem. For O’Connor to make her point to the reader clear she allows the thoughts of Mrs. Turpin to be heard. By knowing the thoughts of Mrs. Turpin, it becomes clear that O’Connor is using her as an example of Christian hypocrisy.
Mrs. Turpin is the epitome of the small town life that O’Connor was raised in, devout to her faith, closed minded and opinionated. Throughout the scene in the doctors’ office Mrs. Turpin is outwardly friendly however, just because she is being friendly does not mean that Mrs. Turpin is being as good of a Christian as she thinks is. While Mrs. Turpin is not a horrible Christian, she does claim to be very thankful for everything that she has and who God has made her. This in itself is not a bad thing but, throughout Revelation O’Connor makes it clear that Mrs. Turpi...