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A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
Abstract
Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man is Hard to Find will be analyzed through Carl Gustav Jung’s archetypal theory, particularly the Persona and the Shadow. While the Grandmother represents the Persona, hiding her flaws behind a mask of morality, the Misfit embodies the Shadow archetype, confronting disturbing truths about human nature. The interaction between these two characters highlights the tension between what is on the surface, namely appearance, and reality. By applying Jungian concepts, this paper aims to explore how O’Connor critiques false morality and challenges the complexity of the good and the evil.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture, Literary Studies (Other)
Journal Section
Review Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 15, 2025
Submission Date
March 21, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 2, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 2 Number: 1
APA
Çiçekler, M. S. (2025). A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. Nova Dil Dergisi, 2(1), 17-25. https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ
AMA
1.Çiçekler MS. A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. Nova Dil Dergisi. 2025;2(1):17-25. https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ
Chicago
Çiçekler, Melike Sultan. 2025. “A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”. Nova Dil Dergisi 2 (1): 17-25. https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ.
EndNote
Çiçekler MS (June 1, 2025) A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. Nova Dil Dergisi 2 1 17–25.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Çiçekler, “A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”, Nova Dil Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 17–25, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ
ISNAD
Çiçekler, Melike Sultan. “A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”. Nova Dil Dergisi 2/1 (June 1, 2025): 17-25. https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ.
JAMA
1.Çiçekler MS. A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. Nova Dil Dergisi. 2025;2:17–25.
MLA
Çiçekler, Melike Sultan. “A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”. Nova Dil Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 17-25, https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ.
Vancouver
1.Melike Sultan Çiçekler. A REVIEW STUDY: THE PERSONA AND THE SHADOW ARCHETYPES IN FLANNERY O’CONNOR’S A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. Nova Dil Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;2(1):17-25. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA88KZ33CJ
