Inspiration from Convalescence
(Mary) Flannery O’Connor was an only thirty-nine years old when she died in 1964 from complications of a degenerative disease. O’Connor spent much of her adult life with a debilitating illness, convalescing on the family farm until her untimely death. O’Connor’s passion for writing never diminished, and she continued to create despite her weakening health. O’Connor’s literary fortitude was sustained by her strength of character and the acceptance of her illness as providence.
Flannery O’Connor was an outwardly healthy child who was influenced by her Catholic education. O’Connor was born on March 25, 1925, the only child of a prominent Savannah family. Her Irish immigrant great-grandparents had settled in the area nearly a century before. She attended school in Savannah and learned scripture while attending Catholic parochial school. O’Connor would later recollect about the misconception that she was an ill child: “I am......
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