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stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of
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no great consequence.
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For them, Hazel Motes's integrity lies in his trying with such vigor
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to get rid of the ragged figure who moves from tree to tree in
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the back of his mind.
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For the author, Hazel's integrity lies in his not
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being able to do so.
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So, right up front, we are told that Hazel Motes is a
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Christian in spite of himself, that this is how we are to
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understand this character who we will come to know.
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I also want to give another layer to this understanding of O'Connor as a
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religious writer by looking at what she said in her correspondence to