The Violent Bear It Away

What is the author's style in The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor?

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Flannery O’Connor tells her novel “The Violent Bear It Away” in language that is simple and straightforward. The messages of her book, dealing with faith and religion, are incredibly important, and so these are established as clearly as possible, by way of straightforward language. This also adds credence to the establishment of the idea of characters in the novel –and people in the real world –seeing Truth, but not understanding it. Through the story, and through the language employed, O’Connor wants nothing to stop the reader from being exposed to the idea of Truth, and the messages in her novel. Nevertheless, even her simple descriptions are deeply-rooted in theology and faith, and they are clearly apparent to those with even a basic understanding of the Bible or Christianity.