Revelation

The story Revelation by O'Connor is one of irony and self discovery. I liked the story even though it was slow in the beginning. Mrs. Turpin is an elderly lady in a waiting room, while she is in there she meets new people whom she judges. I liked the way that the only real names in the story were Mrs. Turpin and her husband Claude. Everyone else in the story are just assigned the names that Mrs. Turpin brands them with. She judges and pushes some of the other people to the edge. One person throws a 'Human Development' book at her after Mrs. Turpin insults her. The story lets the reader create the characters in their mind by not putting a real name to them. The reader actually has to stereotype to get involved with the story. I thought it was interesting that O'Connor was able to put the audience in Mrs. Turpin's shoes without them knowing. At the end of the story she is hit with a realization that everyone will go to the same place she is going, and they may be ahead of her in line. The audience has to decide whether she will stay a changed woman or will she just revert back to her old ways.
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