The Turkey

Short story by Flannery O'Connor

For the unrelated 1951 french film, see The Turkey (film).

"The Turkey"

Short story by Flannery O'Connor
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre(s)| Southern Gothic
Publication
Published in| Mademoiselle
Publication type| Magazine
Publication date| November 1948

"The Turkey" is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the six stories included in O'Connor's 1947 master's thesis The Geranium: A Collection of Short Stories and was published in Mademoiselle in 1948 as "The Capture." It later appeared in the 1971 collection The Complete Stories and a modified version appeared in her Complete Works in 1988 as An Afternoon in the Woods.

The story involves a boy chasing and capturing an injured turkey, which is taken from him before he can bring it back to his family. The story has a Christian theme and deals with the boy's sinful motivations.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Richard Giannone, Flannery O'Connor, hermit novelist (University of Illinois Press, 2000)

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Flannery O'Connor (works)

Novels|

* Wise Blood (1952)
* The Violent Bear It Away (1960)
* Why Do the Heathen Rage? (2024)

Short story
collections|

| A Good Man Is Hard to Find
(1955)|

* "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
* "The River"
* "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
* "A Stroke of Good Fortune"
* "A Temple of the Holy Ghost"
* "The Artificial Nigger"
* "A Circle in the Fire"
* "A Late Encounter with the Enemy"
* "Good Country People"
* "The Displaced Person"

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Everything That Rises Must Converge
(1965)|

* "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
* "Greenleaf"
* "A View of the Woods"
* "The Enduring Chill"
* "The Comforts of Home"
* "The Lame Shall Enter First"
* "Revelation"
* "Parker's Back"
* "Judgement Day"

Previously unavailable stories
included in The Complete Stories
(1971)|

* "The Geranium"
* "The Barber"
* "Wildcat"
* "The Crop"
* "The Turkey"
* "The Train"
* "The Peeler"
* "The Heart of the Park"
* "Enoch and the Gorilla"
* "You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead"
* "The Partridge Festival"
* "Why Do the Heathen Rage?"

Related|

* Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home
* Andalusia (estate)
* Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
* Flannery (2019 film)
* Wildcat (2023 film)

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