The Last Blog Post

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Well, I can’t believe it, the last blog of the semester. I’m going to miss you guys over the summer. Honors has been my favorite class I have ever taken and I can’t comprehend that my first year in the cycle is already almost over. I am sorry for being sappy, I will try to stop now.

Anyways, this bonus blog post is on “The Lame Shall Enter First” by Flannery O'Connor. I LOVED this work and thought it was absolutely amazing. The way that O'Connor weaves her stories together is fascinating and I admire her great attention to detail. I think that my favorite part of her style of writing is that you never know what to expect. The only thing that you can really know for sure is that there is always a twist, but what twist? Well while reading one has no idea. Another thing I like is how carefully she names her characters. The fact that in this story “The Lame Shall Enter First” the lead male character is an atheist named “Sheppard” who is trying to save people FROM Christianity is just downright funny. Her style of naming characters gives her work that unique spin that readers began to expect from her. As far as the story itself goes, I as a reader couldn’t ask for more. It is interesting, complex, has different layers of plot, and overall gets me to feel personally involved in the work itself. I could sit around and read O’Conner’s short stories all day. While some people don’t like the ending, I do. I know it is of course very sad and depressing that Roofus hangs himself, but in the context of the story it made sense and added that ending twist. I think that Sheppard’s behavior about Roofus talking about his dead mother is upsetting, but I understand it. If you thought that this world was all there ever was and once you died on earth and that was it, then I might not want to talk about someone who had died either. In closing I think the story is a solid 10/10 would read again.


The last pun of the week….  : What did the hermit-crab say when asked if he wanted to go to the beach this summer? Are you SHORE?! 

Comments

  1. Will BradyApril 23, 2018 at 6:26 PM

    So trying to call the kid who hung himself from the ceiling "ROOFus" instead of "Rufus" is probably a bit too much for a pun...

    Kidding, of course. I'm pretty sure Rufus was the delinquent, anyway.

    At least now we're free from the "pun"gent odor of your weekly jokes.

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  2. Natalie SchulerApril 23, 2018 at 8:26 PM

    I think I would go so far as to call your pun "Lame" lol.

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