Flannery O'Connor: The Mysteries Behind Her WritingsMary Flannery O'Connor was born on March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia to Edward and Regina O'Connor. She was their only daughter. His father was a real estate agent and a World War veteran. Mrs. O'Connor, the mother, was practically a stay-at-home mother. She was Flannery's greatest inspiration. In Flannery's early life, she attended Vincent Elementary School and Sacred Heart Girls' Parish School. During this time, his father took a job with the Federal Housing Administration in Atlanta, Georgia. The family remained in Atlanta for a while, but when her father was diagnosed with lupus in 1940, they moved to Milledgeville, Georgia. Mr O'Connor then died in 1941, shortly after his diagnosis. This talented young woman attended Peabody High School and graduated in 1942. After graduating, she attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. There, he earned the titles of arts editor of the college newspaper, The Colonmade, and editor of the college literary magazine, The Corinthian. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences in 1945. Flannery O' Connor is known for her fantastic short stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," "Wise Blood," "The Violent Bear It Away" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge ” As a young reader, I often analyze every aspect of an author's work in an attempt to understand their influences and inspirations. In this article, I will reveal the underlying factors that perhaps played a role in O'Connor's writing education the reason he wrote using southern dialect? His religion is evident in all his writings, so it may have been one of his main influences... middle of paper... which can damage virtually any part of the body She was hospitalized at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She was given an experimental drug called ACTH, which later made her body weaker and forced her to return to Milledgevile let this affect her or her writing. In an interview she was asked about the diagnosis and her response was: "The disease has no consequences for my writing since I use my head and not my feet for this." As he continued to take the experimental drug, it began to affect his mobility in his hips and he had to use crutches. ("When you can't be too physically active, there's nothing left to do but write, so I can have a blessing in disguise") During the summer of 1957, he wrote letters to two of his friends explaining his feelings toward his illness. ("From the time I was 20 until I was 25 with the idea that life