Myranda Eberle
&
Dylan Marone
FLANNERY O'CONNOR
CHILDHOOD
 Born on March 25, 1925.
 Her father was a realtor
owner.
 Mother stayed home to take
care of the family.
 Grew up in Milledgeville,
Georgia on her family’s farm.
http://www.culturevulture.net/Theater/images/everythingthatrisesoc
onnor.jpg
EDUCATION
 Attended the Peabody High
school.
 Editor for the college
magazine.
 Graduated college in 1945.
 Went on to the University of
Iowa to extend her education.
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwelf/elffoc.html
CAREER
• 1947-48 she worked on Wise
Blood.
• In 1952 her first novel was
published.
• The Violent Bear It Away
came out in 1960.
• Both novels shared similar
subjects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Viole
nt_Bear_It_Away
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_Blood
FILM
• In 1979, a film was made of
Wise Blood.
• Very literal to the novel.
• Directed by John Houston.
• $2 Million was invested in
the film.
"Wise Blood" Clip
SHORT STORIES
 Her short stories have been
considered her finest work.
 Her more famous shorts
stories include:
o A Good Man Is Hard
To Find
o Everything That Rises
Must Converge
o The Complete Stories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_M
an_is_Hard_to_Find
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyt
hing_That_Rises_Must_Converg
e
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th
e_Complete_Stories_(O%27C
onnor)
QUOTES BY O'CONNOR
● “I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down
and write one.”
● -Flannery O’Connor
● “It is better to be young in your failures than old in your success.”
● -Flannery O’Connor
● “The truth does not change to our ability to stomach it.”
● -Flannery O’Connor
LIFE AFFECTED WRITINGS
• Famous writer of the
twentieth century.
• Known for:
o Strange and interesting
characters.
o Violent plots.
o Religious world view.
• O’Connor came from a very
wealthy family.
http://intellectualfaith.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/flannery1.
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DEATH
• 1950, first attack of Lupus.
• O’Connor continued to write
through her illness.
• Presented lectures and
speeches to colleges.
• Died in 1964, at age 39.
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WORKS CITED
• Gale, Thomas. "A Good Man Is Hard To Find." Gale Virtual Reference
Library Print. 1997. Gale Cengage Learning. 26 Feb 2009
<http://swc2.hccs.cc.tx.us/htmls/rowhtml/foc/flannery.gif>.
• Liukkonen, Petri. "Flannery O'Connor." Kirjasto. 2008. Books and
Writers. 26 Feb 2009 <http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/flannery.htm>.
• "Bio." EIU. EIU. 27 Feb 2009
<http://www.eiu.edu/~eng1002/authors/o'connor3/biio.htm>.
• Robert James, McGill. "Flannery O'Connor." The Literary
Encyclopedia. 8 November 2002. The Literary Encyclopedia. 27 Feb
2009
<http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3373>.