her in the Cedars barn.In a subtle kind of sarcasm, OConnor reveals that Manley Pointer was nothing more than a thief with a strange fetish for womens false body parts. For example, she reveals that Pointer is not really a Bible salesman but uses this profession as a way to con his way into peoples lives. Strangely enough, Pointer travels, seducing women with a unique handicap and takes advantage of their vulnerability. One time I got a womans glass eye this way. And you neednt to think youll catch me because Pointer aint really my name. I use a different name at every house I call at and dont stay nowhere long (287).In conclusion, both of the stories where quite interesting since, they were so strange. OConnor uses a unique writing style in comparison to other writers. Also, judging from these two stories, she uses the same style in the majority of her works. More specifically, OConnor uses a lot of foreshadowing and irony, leading up to the catastrophe. Also, her subject matter is somewhat controversial since the settings of the two stories are in the South, she uses southern dialect and religion, and most of all, they have the strangest endings. Perhaps the greatest story she has to tell is not her forte, the short story, at all but maybe its her own story. ...
