Mrs. Flood

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Mrs. Flood is a lonely, inquisitive landlady in Flannery O’Connor’s novel "Wise Blood," serving as a comic yet poignant observer of the protagonist’s spiritual unraveling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
landlady
literary character
appearsIn Wise Blood
associatedWithTheme isolation
religious doubt
spiritual crisis
characterInWorkBy Flannery O'Connor
surface form: Flannery O’Connor
createdBy Flannery O'Connor
surface form: Flannery O’Connor
describedAs inquisitive
lonely
firstAppearance novel Wise Blood
genreOfWorkContext Southern Gothic
languageOfWork English
medium novel
nameOfCharacterIn Wise Blood
narrativeFunction comic observer
poignant observer
nationalityOfFictionalContext American
observes Hazel Motes
relationshipToProtagonist landlady of Hazel Motes
roleInNarrative landlady of the protagonist
observer of the protagonist’s spiritual unraveling
settingOfFictionalContext Southern United States
surface form: American South
workPublicationYearContext 1952
workPublisherContext Harcourt Brace & World
surface form: Harcourt, Brace & Company

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Wise Blood character Mrs. Flood