Joy who later changed her name to Hulga because she felt it didn’t really suit her has a wooden leg and agrees to meet up with the bible salesman. The salesman turns out to be a fake and he said he was going to rape her. Hulga responds by saying that she thought he was good country people. “Good Country People” describes how people from the south are actually pleasant. Hulga though goes in for a surprise when who she thought was a good country person wants to take advantage of her. O’Connor uses the character of the bible salesman to show that not all times southerners are good country people and that those who don’t know about southerners see them as good country people. When Manly Pointer takes Hulga’s leg away from her it actually tries to serve as proof that even without her leg she is still Hulga and that it should allow her to find grace
Joy who later changed her name to Hulga because she felt it didn’t really suit her has a wooden leg and agrees to meet up with the bible salesman. The salesman turns out to be a fake and he said he was going to rape her. Hulga responds by saying that she thought he was good country people. “Good Country People” describes how people from the south are actually pleasant. Hulga though goes in for a surprise when who she thought was a good country person wants to take advantage of her. O’Connor uses the character of the bible salesman to show that not all times southerners are good country people and that those who don’t know about southerners see them as good country people. When Manly Pointer takes Hulga’s leg away from her it actually tries to serve as proof that even without her leg she is still Hulga and that it should allow her to find grace