Revelation by O'Connor

Ruby Turpin, the main character in Revelation displays both prejudiced and racial behavior. The story starts with Mrs. Turpin and her injured husband Claud entering their doctor's waiting room. Mrs. Turpin immediately analyzes and classifies the people around her by their appearance and other physical characteristics. She uses labels like "higher-class", "ugly", and "white-trashy" (411). When, in conversation, she refers to her black workers, she often uses the word "nigger" intra-communitivly and verbally. This manner of speaking shows the Southern lifestyle in which Flannery O'Connor was raised.

There were other influences in this story, besides her Southern upbringing. She was ...