Assignemnt
1. What faults, flaws or failings does Joy-Hulga represent? Specifically, in what way is she guilty of idolatry? How are we to regard the way she dresses and speaks? O'Conner has argued that she often employs violence in her stories because God sometimes needs to use violence to make us accessible to grace. Could this be happening in this story?
2. How does Joy-Hulga's atheism form her worldview? How does it contrast with Manley's?
3. How does Manley flirt with Joy: soften her up, weaken her defenses?
4. Why does Hulga show an interest in Manley? What are her plans when she meets him? Why are the pair drawn to each other? What are the jokes they play on each other?
5. Describe the "real" Manley Pointer.