Death of the General in O’Connor’s A Late Encounter with the Enemy Essa

Death of the General in OConnors A fresh Encounter with the EnemyI did an analysis of the paragraph where the General passes away (page 143 in my edition of The Complete Stories of Flannery OConnor) The most obvious thing or so this paragraph is that is that the Generals death is portrayed as death during battle. The title The Late Encounter with the Enemy is very appropriate because the general views his death as such. The most obvious thing about this paragraph is that it is like a battle. Words are used as bullets in this paragraph. For example, He couldnt protect himself from the words and attend to the procession too and the words were coming at him fast.(143) makes it really seem like a battle. Since he was a general, it would be appropriate that his death be viewed as a battle. The grim reaper like figure in the black robe immediately identifies the presence of death. It seems graceful clear that death is his enemy in this case. This example indicates that Then he saw the figure in the black robe sit down and on that point was a noise and the black pool in the front ...