Flannery O'Connor, one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth centur

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Flannery O'Connor, one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, is often noted for her satirical writing style and her comically inane characters that often meet gruesome and grotesque ends. The "uninitiated” might even be tempted to consider her work a confusing and pointless portrayal of senseless violence perpetrated in large part against ignorant innocents. To do so, however, would be to do a great disservice to the genius of her work, and to deny the existence of multiple layers and levels on which her stories can be interpreted.

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A . Flannery O'Connor, the twentieth century satirical writer, portrays violence to a great extent in her work. The inexperienced might get induced to regard it as a meaningless display of violence leading to a denial of her genius in the creation of multiple layers and levels of interpretation.

B . Flannery O'Connor, a twentieth century satirical writer, creates layers and levels on which her stories can be interpreted. Violence is integral to her writings.

C . The genius of Flannery O'Connor lies in the creation of the levels of interpretation. Her style is essentially satirical and peppered with violence.

D . To disregard the genius of Flannery O'Connor would indeed be a disservice. Her satirical writing style is often mistaken for the inane.

E . BBBAB

Answer: Option A
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The answer must essentially have the following points to effectively capture the essence of the text. According to the passage, Flannery O'Connor has a satirical style of writing where her characters often meet gruesome ends. Those who are new to her work might see this as a pointless portrayal of violence and might also not regard her as the genius that she actually is as can be seen from the multiple layers of interpretation that her stories provide. Option (a) effectively includes all these points and is hence the best answer. Option (b) does not include the part about how the "uninitiated” respond to her writings. Option (c) also leaves out the part about the uninitiated. Option (d) brings in some irrelevant points and is hence eliminated.

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