Close Reads #50: Judgement Day

 

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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This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. 

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