Emphasis Preaching Journal

In one of Flannery O'Connor's finest stories, "Revelation," the central character is Mrs. Turpin, a large woman absolutely sure of her righteousness. With consummate skill and no small amount of humor, the author lays bare Mrs. Turpin's faults as the story proceeds. Only the readers see her faults. Mrs. Turpin has no idea they exist until, just before the end of the story, she suffers a vision.