In the Story, Parker’s Back by Flannery O’Connor many literary techniques to give her writing life and the purpose of her writing the story. One of the literary techniques use in the story was Imagery. Imagery lets the reader visualize what the author wanted them to see. O’Connor also, uses allusions as literary techniques. The last literary techniques are symbolism in the story. Each literary technique help O’Connor’s purpose for writing the story.
“The novelist doesn't write to express himself, he doesn't write simply to render a vision he believes true, rather he renders his vision so that it can be transferred, as nearly whole as possible, to his reader” (Novelist and Believer 563) in the words of O’Connor herself. The purpose for O’Connor …show more content…
The first allusion O’Connor references to parker meeting a man, this could also play a role on O’Connor’s purpose: faith. O’Connor writes, “He was heavy and earnest, as ordinary as a loaf of bread” (Parker’s Back 572). Another, references to faith is Parker accepting his name. O’Connor writes, “’Obadiah,’ he whispered and all at once he felt the light pouring through him, turning his spider web soul into a perfect arabesque of colors, a garden of trees and birds and beasts” (Parker’s Back 579). As soon as, Parker accepted his name, he was filled the garden of …show more content…
O’Connor writes, “The first thing Parker saw were his shoes, quickly being eaten by the fire; one was caught under the tractor, the other was some distance away, burning by itself…He scrambled backwards, still sitting, his eyes cavernous, and if he had known how to cross himself he would have done it” (Parker’s Back 576). One of O’Connor’s purpose for writing Parker’s Back is obedience. Parker obeyed his vision and got the tattoo, “Parker sped on, then stopped. His heart too appeared to cut off; there was absolute silence. It said as plainly as if silence were a language itself, GO BACK. Parker returned to the picture — the haloed head of a flat stern Byzantine Christ with all-demanding eyes. He sat there trembling; his heart began slowly to beat again as if it were being brought to life by a subtle power” (Parker’s Back 576). To put it briefly, Flannery O’Connor purpose for writing Parker’s Back is repentance, faith, or obedience. O’Connor used literary techniques like imagery, allusion, and symbolism to work with her purpose. Imagery gives the reader a vision of the character or what the character is doing. Allusion is a reference is something the author wants the reader to see. Symbolism is having an object means
“The novelist doesn't write to express himself, he doesn't write simply to render a vision he believes true, rather he renders his vision so that it can be transferred, as nearly whole as possible, to his reader” (Novelist and Believer 563) in the words of O’Connor herself. The purpose for O’Connor …show more content…
The first allusion O’Connor references to parker meeting a man, this could also play a role on O’Connor’s purpose: faith. O’Connor writes, “He was heavy and earnest, as ordinary as a loaf of bread” (Parker’s Back 572). Another, references to faith is Parker accepting his name. O’Connor writes, “’Obadiah,’ he whispered and all at once he felt the light pouring through him, turning his spider web soul into a perfect arabesque of colors, a garden of trees and birds and beasts” (Parker’s Back 579). As soon as, Parker accepted his name, he was filled the garden of …show more content…
O’Connor writes, “The first thing Parker saw were his shoes, quickly being eaten by the fire; one was caught under the tractor, the other was some distance away, burning by itself…He scrambled backwards, still sitting, his eyes cavernous, and if he had known how to cross himself he would have done it” (Parker’s Back 576). One of O’Connor’s purpose for writing Parker’s Back is obedience. Parker obeyed his vision and got the tattoo, “Parker sped on, then stopped. His heart too appeared to cut off; there was absolute silence. It said as plainly as if silence were a language itself, GO BACK. Parker returned to the picture — the haloed head of a flat stern Byzantine Christ with all-demanding eyes. He sat there trembling; his heart began slowly to beat again as if it were being brought to life by a subtle power” (Parker’s Back 576). To put it briefly, Flannery O’Connor purpose for writing Parker’s Back is repentance, faith, or obedience. O’Connor used literary techniques like imagery, allusion, and symbolism to work with her purpose. Imagery gives the reader a vision of the character or what the character is doing. Allusion is a reference is something the author wants the reader to see. Symbolism is having an object means