Flowering Judas

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"Flowering Judas" is a short story by American writer Katherine Anne Porter that explores themes of betrayal, political idealism, and spiritual emptiness in post-revolutionary Mexico.

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instanceOf short story
short story collection
author Katherine Anne Porter NERFINISHED
centralSymbol Judas tree NERFINISHED
communion wafer-like flowers
character Braggioni NERFINISHED
Eugenio NERFINISHED
Laura NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores conflict between ideals and actions
guilt and complicity
moral ambiguity in revolutionary movements
firstPublicationForm magazine publication
genre modernist fiction
political fiction
hasSubject Catholicism
Mexican Revolution aftermath
personal responsibility
radical politics
includedIn Flowering Judas and Other Stories NERFINISHED
literaryMovement Modernism
literarySignificance one of Katherine Anne Porter’s best-known stories
literaryTechnique imagery
irony
psychological realism
symbolism
mainCharacter Laura NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person limited
notableFor complex female protagonist
portrayal of post-revolutionary Mexican politics
religious and political symbolism
notableWork Flowering Judas NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
protagonist Laura NERFINISHED
settingLocation Mexico NERFINISHED
settingPeriod post-revolutionary Mexico
symbolism betrayal and corrupted faith
targetAudience adult readers
theme alienation
betrayal
disillusionment
political idealism
religion and faith
revolutionary politics
spiritual emptiness

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Katherine Anne Porter notableWork Flowering Judas