Abstract

This paper analyses the grandmother, the main character, in A Good Man Is Hard to Find, one of Flannery O’Connor’s most famous short stories, in the light of pragmatic conversation, mainly including the theory of politeness. On the basis of the results, it has been concluded that the framework from pragmatics can provide effective tools for enhancing the understanding and interpretation of the character development in the study of literary works. This study is hopefully supposed to be beneficial for the specialists and analysts in the field of pragmatics and literature.

Details

Title
Character Analysis Through Politeness in A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
Author
Le Thi Bich Thuan
Pages
218-226
Section
Articles
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Australian International Academic Centre PTY. Ltd (AIAC)
ISSN
22003592
e-ISSN
22003452
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2188111109
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.