弗兰纳里·奥康纳的文学作品多次在美国和世界文坛获得文学大奖,被尊称为“当代最伟大的短篇小说大师”。具有哥特式小说的怪诞是西方文学评论家对她作品的总体评价。在她的作品中,骇人的暴力、怪诞的行为、荒谬的人物比比皆是,而充满正能量的赞誉和歌颂却凤毛麟角。这引来了不少读者和评论家的争议和思考:奥康纳究竟想给读者传达一种什么信息?她小说中什么东西在美国读者心中产生了共鸣? Flannery O’Connor’s literary works won many literary awards in the American and world literary worlds and is known as “the greatest master of contemporary short stories.” The grotesque with Gothic novels is an overall evaluation of her works by Western literary critics. In her works, appalling violence, weird behavior, absurd characters abound, and the praise and praise full of positive energy are rare. This has led to many controversies and reflections by readers and commentators: What exactly does O’Connor want to convey to readers? What does her novel resonate with in the minds of American readers?