Mrs. Turpin Character Analysis

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Mrs. Turpin is an overbearing and a commanding being with her husband. She portrays herself as this woman who is better than everyone, especially those who are of lesser status than her. I despise her arrogance and judgmental outlook about African Americans and “white trash” individuals (O’Connor, 434-436). I was pondering endlessly on how she says she is an upmost Christian, tenderhearted, and charitable person, but she voices, describes, believes, and critics people so terribly. Mrs. Turpin is a hypocrite. How can you state, believe, and preach one thing and do the opposite under the same breath? She may not realize it due to her upbringing and the time-period, but she is blatantly a racist and ignorant human being. Also, I loathe that she positions herself on a pedestal because she is not “nasty”, a “nigger”, “white trash”, or an “ungrateful” person. Additionally, she is delusional to believe that any “nigger” would want to “improve their color” (O’Connor, 436). However, even though Mrs. Turpin has many actions, thoughts, and beliefs, I do not agree with, I do respect her belief in helping individuals in need; as well as, her being grateful for what she has in life (O’Connor, 431- 444). …show more content…

The text stated numerous times about how southern whites extremely disapproved of integration in the south; similarly, this corresponded with Mrs. Turpin’s expressed ideas she voiced in the doctor’s waiting room about African Americans. She believed that most of African Americans are on a lesser social totem pole than her and individuals in the same class and race. Mrs. Turpin and the southerners who opposed integration most likely feared the idea of African Americans being equal in life to them. Furthermore, both Mrs. Turpin and southern Christian white people used their religion to justify the right in their belief on how life should be maintained. Moreover, Mrs. Turpin’s actions can be

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