The Violent Bear It Away
By Flannery O'Connor
- Release Date: 2025-11-01
- Genre: Classics
Description
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor is a powerful Southern Gothic novel that delves into faith, fate, and the human soul’s battle with sin and salvation. The story follows Francis Marion Tarwater, a young boy destined to become a prophet, as he wrestles with the religious legacy of his fanatical uncle and the temptations of a secular world. Through O’Connor’s vivid storytelling, haunting imagery, and piercing moral insight, the novel explores themes of divine calling, rebellion, and redemption in the modern South. A profound and unsettling journey into the nature of belief, guilt, and the search for truth.
