On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Judgement Day".
Topics include:
The next book we'll be reading on Close Reads
The complicated nature of this story
It's serious flaws
Comparing The Geranium with Judgement Day
Is it confusing on purpose or because of bad writing?
The weird glasses scene
The good and bad of the "southern code"
Coleman's wisdom and loyalty
Tanner's pride and bigotry
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