Flannery O’Connor and her father suffered from a disease called lupus which was a “significant influences on her writing” (“Flannery O’Connor”). I believe it changed the way O’Connor wrote her story. The disease might have opened O’Connor’s eyes to reality. For example, most of the time when people have a sickness, they usually do things they never thought of doing. I believe that is exactly what O’Connor did. She changed a sweet and cute story into something readers would never think would happen. Not only does this a “jaw dropper” and makes readers want to read it, but it makes them think. It makes readers think “could’ve” instead of “should’ve”. I hate that O’Connor had to deal with lupus, but I love how she used it into a positive instead of a negative.

“Flannery O’Connor.” Novels for Students, Gale, 1998. Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2168100017/GLS?u=avl_cvcc&sid=GLS&xid=f439572b. Accessed 31 May 2018.