What is Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner about?

Answer 1

"Wise Bllod" by Flannery O'Conner te3lls the story of a returning World War II vet who falls in with shady evangelists. Motes, who has always had trouble understanding and believing salvation and the original sin, is attracted to the con artists, especially, Lily, with whom he forms a sexual attachment. The story ends when a freak accident leaves Motes in serious condition. He dies and his body ends up at the home of a deranged woman who proceeds to care for his corpse as if it was alive.

Answer 2

"Wise Blood" by Flannery O'Connor is a novel about a young man named Hazel Motes who returns home from the war to the American South, struggling with his faith and identity. He becomes obsessed with starting his own religion, enacting strange rituals, and confronting the hypocrisy he sees in the society around him. The novel delves into themes of redemption, belief, and the dark side of religious zealotry.

Answer 3

PublisherHarcourt, Brace & CompanyPublication dateMay 15, 1952Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)Pages238ISBN0-374-50584-5