"Good Country People" by Flannery O'Conner

  This is your research question: How do the literary elements in the short story you selected help to develop the story's theme? For the first part of the project, you're going to select and read a short story, determine the story's theme, and select which literary elements you'll be focusing on in your research. Then, you'll create and submit an annotated bibliography. Second, determine the story's main theme. Remember, themes are complete sentences that explain what the author is saying about those subjects that are applicable to the world outside of the literature. You may want to review Chapter 7 as you complete this step. Third, you need to select what literary elements you want to discuss for your paper. Remember, in the text of your paper, you'll work to connect these elements to the theme you've selected. Each of these