Reading Flannery O'Connor

Reading "Everything that Rises Must Converge," by Flannery O'Connor was like reading a lesson of what religious writing should be. O'Connor is this devout catholic, and uses her writing to explore her beliefs and morals. But she does it in a way where the writing is neither preachy or pushy, but fascinating. O'Connor weaves this tale of a troubled mother-son relationship, telling a true story that without the religious symbols and metaphors, is still just as powerful. The author writes what interests her, but fuses a "moral of the story" so seamlessly, I became lost in the writing and forgot the point of the story. That is what is so great about Flannery O'Connor, her ability in a story like this to infuse her christian beliefs without being preachy or self-righteous. It is who she is, and she doesn't have to push her writing to show how much of a "good christian" she in fact was.