es back on, his perception of life will revert back again- though the glasses will be cleaner, as perhaps will his life (Portch 19-20)Baudelaire’s theory states that the devils greatest wile is to convince us that he does not exist (Friedman 114). Arnold Friend and The Misfit play similar demonic roles and serve as a reminder that evil can come in many forms. They both violently lead their victims to make religious epiphanies. The price paid for their spiritual rebirth is an immediate death.Both Flannery O’Connor and Joyce Carol Oates have been criticized for their violent writings. However, the acts portrayed in their stories aren’t senseless. They are meant to show the purification of the involved characters. Also, they serve as a catharsis or reassurance of faith for the reader....
