Pick one topic and write a well-developed brief essay addressing the questions. (A brief essay should be at least 400 words.) Make sure to use clear thesis statements and topic sentences. Include specific references to the texts (preferably direct quotes) to support your major points. The essay is designed to test how well you can apply the concepts youve been studying across a variety of works and make connections among the works. 2. OConnor’s “Good Country People” is about redemption. Discuss the characters in the story. What do they need to be redeemed from? Consider formative moments in their lives. What made them aware that they need redemption? How are their processes of redemption different? At the conclusions of these stories, are they at different stages of the redemption process?
