Flannery O’Connor and the Human Shadow
In Flannery O’Connor’s writing, characters’ encounters with their Shadows often serve as catalysts for spiritual revelation and epiphany.
The actor Ethan Hawke has made a movie titled “Wildcat,” about the iconic Southern writer Flannery O’Connor. Hawke’s been making the rounds on various media outlets lately. While the film has a limited release, it should be available soon. I’m looking forward to it. As O’Connor once remarked, her life is not very interesting in and of itself, but Hawke chose to make a movie about this writer’s imagination. The cinematography alone looks intriguing. You can get a glimpse of the film by watching the trailer here.
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. She spent most of her life in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she crafted her distinctive literary voice. O’Connor is known for her dark, grotesque, and often violent short stories that explore themes of faith, morality, and redemption. Her unique style and…
