以人物死亡为终结的短篇小说是奥康纳作品的基本特点。在其作品中出现的死亡不仅仅是作者的怪诞行为,更是对作者自身宗教信仰的反应。奥康纳是一个生活在南方并且拥有极为丰富的人生经历,在其作品中作者始终通过创意式的表达方式向读者说明当主人公信仰丧失之后,在即将死亡的那一刻获得灵魂的解脱和救赎。 Short stories based on death of characters are the basic features of O’Connor’s works. The death in his works is not only the author’s grotesque behavior, but also the reaction to the author’s own religious beliefs. O’Connor, who lives in the South and possesses an extremely rich life experience, in his works, the author always through the creative way to explain to the reader when the protagonist’s faith is lost, at the moment of imminent death to obtain the liberation and salvation of the soul.