Talk:Parker's Back

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Summary and Background Information

The summary section of the page seems too long for the story and has a lot of unnecessary details. Some parts of the summary could be shortened to make it more concise, such as the part about Parker and Sarah Ruth first meeting and the description of the opening of the story. In addition, the details about Flannery O'Connor at the beginning is distracting from the article itself and could be deleted as well. Morganmachado (talk) 20:56, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the details about O'Connor can be removed, especially since this article is linked to the article on her. Relevant material about her that pertains to this story might be an effective replacement. Oeparker1 (talk) 21:15, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The article states that Parker "desires to obtain [a tattoo on his back] out of spite" for Sarah Ruth. I don't see evidence of this in the story.Oeparker1 (talk) 01:05, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Literary Techniques section quotes from a "correspondence" that mentions an individual named Caroline. It would be helpful to indicate who Caroline is.Oeparker1 (talk) 01:12, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the article states, "Irony is an element that O'Connor uses commonly in her stories," without providing a citation.Oeparker1 (talk) 01:14, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think that instead of quickly skimming through the summary, really highlight important parts especially when he had crashed the tractor. The tractor crash had given him an epiphany of some sort and it completely changed his life. Parker had a near death experience and that should be highlighted. DylanAponte (talk) 04:39, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree that the summary is not a summary at all and should be shorted, along with an improvement on the wording. There should be more use of direct quotations from the story for example in the beginning where it states "the reader is given insight into the attitude and thoughts" Bpalm3 (talk) 17:10, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The details about Flannery O'Connor completely divert reader's attention from Parker's Back. I deleted some irrelevant information about O'Connor, that you can definitely find on her Wikipedia page.Autonomou5 (talk) 20:05, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Character Analysis

I believe a section on character analysis for Parker would be useful, specifically regarding the significance of his name and how that influenced his actions throughout the story. Hayleywilhelm (talk) 21:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Possible New Section on Biblical Connections

This page does very little to touch upon biblical connections that can be made with this story. The first basic connections to be made are that the main characters' names, Obadiah Elihue and Sarah Ruth are from the bible. Also many scenarios that happened in this story are similar to ones that occurred in the bible. For example, every time O.E. visits Sarah Ruth he brings gifts and baskets similar to how Obadiah brings prophecies in the bible. Also, it the story O.E. fears the face of God in the tattoo shop just like how in the bible Obadiah fears God's wrath. Kelsiepace1114 (talk) 21:32, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you here because there are a lot of biblical references that aren't mentioned in the article. The story has too many references for there to not have a section dedicated to symbolism with the Bible. Erisdon (talk) 20:04, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Depiction of God

The description of Sarah Ruth's reaction to Parker's back tattoo is a little unclear or confusing I feel. Instead of writing that "God does not 'look'" maybe instead word it differently, like God does not have a corporeal form or image. Evangc (talk) 20:16, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]