SYLLABUS

ENG 333X Flannery O'Connor

Fall 2015
Instructor Jo Chapman

For each week of the course, we will be reading two of O'Connor's short stories. The stories, as well as the
requirements for the course, are posted here on the website. Should you have any questions regarding the
requirements, or you have any concerns about what is due, please email me at j-chapman2@wiu.edu, or leave a
message on Tumblr.
The stories will go in order in our text, with a few exceptions. Pay attention to page numbers. Announcements
will be made on Tumblr and on story pages if we are to deviate from this syllabus.

Week

Stories

Due

1
Aug. 17-21

The Geranium p. 3
The Barber p. 15

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2
Aug. 24-28

The Crop p. 33
The Train p. 54

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Group 1 presentations

3 Aug. 31Sept. 4

The Heart of the Park p. 81

A Stroke of Good Fortune p. 95

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Group 2 presentations

4
Sept. 7-11

A Good Man is Hard to Find p. 117

A Late Encounter With The Enemy p. 134

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Group 3 presentations

5
Sept. 14-18

The Life You Save May Be Your Own p. 145

The River p. 157

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Group 4 presentations

6
Sept.21-25

The Displaced Person p. 194

The Temple of the Holy Ghost p. 236

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Group 5 presentations

7 Sept. 28Oct. 2

Selected readings from 'Prayer Journal' and letters from

'The Habit of Being (handouts)

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8
Oct. 5-9

You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead

A View of the Woods

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Group 1 presentations

9
Oct. 5-9

The Enduring Chill p. 357

The Comforts of Home p. 383

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Group 2 presentations

10
Oct. 12-16

Good Country People p. 271

Everything That Rises Must Converge p. 405

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Group 3 presentations

11
Oct. 19-23

The Lame Shall Enter First p. 445

Judgement Day p. 331

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Group 4 presentations

12
Oct. 26-30

Parkers Back p. 510

Revelation p. 488

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Group 5 presentations
Proposals for final projects due

13
Nov. 2-6

Wise Blood chapters 1-5

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14
Nov. 9-13

Wise Blood chapters 6-10

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15
Nov. 16-20

Wise Blood chapters 11-14

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16 Nov. 30Dec. 4

Prayer journal readings (handouts)

17
Dec. 7-11

Final presentations/projects due