Post-Modernism

Part One: Several of our works this week portray significant or complex relationships between characters.
Choose Flannery O’Connor: “Good Country People” and Describe the relationship and explain its
personal resonance with you.
Part Two: Research Flannery O’Connor and tell us what about his or her biography struck you as being
reflective of issues in the work. Be sure to cite all biographical information you report.
Part Three: Post-modern work is sometimes ambiguous. In Tim O’Brien: from “Going After Cacciato”
story we meet a group of soldiers. How do you think this story ends based on what you see in this short
excerpt? What clues can you tease out of the chapter to give an indication of where this story might be
headed?
O’Brien’s work focuses on Cacciato before he becomes AWOL. Therefore, you are tasked with ‘guessing’
about what happens next after reading this short section. If you prefer, you can focus on why Cacciato
says this at the end of the story: “You will. You got a terrific sense of humor”