lity, Hulga rebels against her mom by changing her name, but she does not do so to despise her mother. Hulga changes her name to better suit her, and because “it’s full genius of its fitness had struck her”(O’Connor 398). The word “Hulga” comes from the Norse word “heilgar”, which means “holy”(Holsen 59). Hulga knows what her name means, and uses it to fully express her inner self. A rebellious child can also stem from a loving, caring, well-mannered parent. In “Revelation”, the ugly girl named Mary Grace is rebellious towards her mother. Ruby Turpin asks her a question and Mary declines to answer. Mary’s mother says, “The lady asked you a question, Mary Grace”, and Mary snaps back, “I have ears”(O’Connor 416). Mary offends her mother by the rudeness, because the mother knows she has raised Mary better than that. Mary then throws a book at Ruby and strikes her over the eye, which in turn Mary’s mother and a nurse restrain her. Depending on how some people are raised, the rebellious actions one takes should be handled carefully by parents. Her mother should not tolerate the rebellion and rash decisions of Mary....
